Other specified transient mental disorders due to conditions classified elsewhere (293.8)
ICD-9 code 293.8 for Other specified transient mental disorders due to conditions classified elsewhere is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ORGANIC PSYCHOTIC CONDITIONS (290-294).
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