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Any condition or disorder that is listed outside the mental disorders section
of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The phrase is used
in DSM-IV as a term of convenience only; it does not imply that there is any
fundamental distinction between mental disorders and general medical conditions
or that mental disorders are unrelated to physical or biological factors or
processes.
Source: Edgerton, Jane E. 1994. American Psychiatric Glossary, 7th Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press
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