How the DSM-IV-TR and Current ICD-9-CM Revisions Affect Behavioral Health Documentation and Coding

Introduction

The textbook DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic Statistical Manual-Text Revision, 4th Edition) by the American Psychiatric Association was published in July 2000. The 2000 ICD-9-CM Addendum (effective October 1, 2000) was published again after a one-year absence. Both these publications....