NLM Classification Schedule WM

NLM Classification 2019: Worldwide source of medical library classification

WM Psychiatry
	Classify here works on specific mental disorders of childhood, adolescence, or old age unless specifically instructed to do otherwise. Classify material on medicolegal psychiatry in W 740. Classify general works on child psychiatry in WS 350. Classify general works on adolescent psychiatry in WS 463. Classify general works on geriatric psychiatry in WT 150. Classify works on psychiatric nursing in general and on specific psychiatric diseases in WY 160.
	WM 1-110 Reference Works. General Works
	WM 140-197 Mental Disorders. Behavioral Symptoms
	WM 200-220 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
	WM 270-295 Substance-Related Disorders and Behaviors
	WM 300-308 Intellectual Disability
	WM 400-460.7 Therapies
	WM 475-605 Other Disorders
	WM 607-611 Sexual Dysfunctions
	WM 617-620.5 Gender Identity. Sexual Behavior
	Reference Works. General Works

WM 1	Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Includes membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WM 22. Classify annual reports, journals, etc., in W1. For academies and institutes, see WM 23-24.
	Collected works
WM 5	By several authors
WM 7	By individual authors

WM 9	Addresses. Essays. Lectures

WM 11	History (Table G)
WM 11.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

WM 13	Dictionaries. Encyclopedias (Used for both monographs and serials)

WM 15	Classification. Terminology (Used for both monographs and serials)

WM 16	Tables. Statistics. Surveys (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WM 16.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)

WM 17	Atlases. Pictorial works

WM 18	Education
	Classify here works about education.

WM 18.2	Educational materials (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

WM 19	Schools, departments, and faculties of psychiatry (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Include here works on the history of schools. Classify courses of study, catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.
WM 19.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)

WM 19.5	Graduate and continuing education in psychiatry (including fellowships, internships, residencies, etc.)

WM 20	Research (General)
	Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.

WM 21	Mental health careers and professions. Types of practice. Peer review. Ethics
	Classify works for and about psychiatric aides in WY 160.

WM 21.5	Allied health personnel. Allied health occupations

WM 22	Directories (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WM 22.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.
WM 23	Collective
WM 24	Individual (Cutter form name of institution)

WM 25	Experimental psychiatric techniques

WM 26	Equipment and supplies
	Classify catalogs in W 26.

WM 26.5	Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)
	Classify works on use for special subject by subject.
	Hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc.
	Classify works limited to psychiatric hospitals for children in WS 27-28.
WM 27	Collective (Table G)
WM 27.1	General coverage (Not Table G)
WM 28	Individual (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table G)
	Museums, exhibitions, etc.
WM 28.5	Collective
WM 28.6	Individual (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table G)

WM 29	Community mental health centers. Rehabilitation centers. Treatment facilities and programs, etc. (Table G)
WM 29.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

WM 29.5	Patients. Attitude and compliance. Satisfaction

WM 30	Mental health services (Table G)
	Cf. WM 401 for general works on crisis intervention; WA 305 for special population groups.
WM 30.1	General coverage (Not Table G)
WM 30.2	Administration of services and health personnel
WM 30.5	Psychiatric social work

WM 30.6	Community psychiatry. Community mental health services (General)
WM 31	Socioeconomic and environmental factors in mental illness
WM 31.5	Preventive measures in psychiatry

WM 32	Laws (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials) (e.g., Commitment)
	Cf. W 740 Forensic psychiatry.
WM 32.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Include international law.
WM 33	Discussion of law (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WM 33.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)

WM 34	Handbooks. Resource guides (Used for both monographs and serials)

WM 35	Practices in the care of the mentally ill
	Classify here works on ward attendance, restraints, and techniques in home care, etc. Cf. WY 160 Psychiatric nursing.

WM 40	Case reports (General)
	Classify here case books, biographies, and autobiographies of the mentally ill. Classify case histories limited to one disease with the disease. Classify biographies of mentally ill health professionals in WZ 100. Classify works on famous persons in WZ 313. Classify symbolic case reports in WM 49.

WM 49	Art and literature as related to psychiatry. Symbolic case reports (e.g., Electra, Hamlet, Oedipus, Don Juan, etc.)

WM 55	Psychological counseling

[WM 58]	[This number not used]
	Classify psychiatry social work in WM 30.5.

WM 61	Pastoral care

WM 62	Interpersonal relations of mental health professionals. Attitude
	Classify here works on relations with patients and other professionals.

WM 64	Referral and consultation (General)

WM 75	Popular works (General)
	Classify here works on mental health or mental disorders in general. Classify works on specific disorders with the disorder.

WM 90	Psychophysiologic disorders. Psychosomatic medicine (General)
	Classify here works on the profession. Classify general works on psychophysiologic sex disorders in WM 611.

WM 100	General works
	Classify works on specialty and on the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on diseases alone in WM 140.

WM 101	Mental health (General)
	Classify popular works in WM 75. Classify works on the mental health of special population groups in WA 305.

WM 102	Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry

WM 105	Clinical psychology
	Classify works on counseling in WM 55.

WM 110	Military psychiatry
	Mental Disorders. Behavioral Symptoms

WM 140	Mental disorders. Behavioral symptoms (General)
	Classify here works on behavioral symptoms for which there are no classification numbers for related disorders. Classify specific symptoms with related disorders, e.g., Anxiety with anxiety disorders; Depression with depressive disorder. Classify general works on mental disorders of special population groups in WA 305.

WM 141	Psychiatric examination. Diagnosis
WM 143	Psychological interview

WM 145	Psychological tests (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify works on intelligence tests in BF 431-432.5.
WM 145.5	Specific tests, A-Z
WM 145.5.B4	Bender-Gestalt test
[WM 145.5.C3]	[This number not used]
	Classify works on Cattell personality factor questionnaire in WM 145.5.M6.
WM 145.5.I5	Ink blot tests
WM 145.5.M6	Personality inventory
WM 145.5.N4	Neuropsychological tests
WM 145.5.P8	Projective techniques
WM 145.5.R7	Rorschach test
[WM 145.5.R8]	[This number not used]
	Classify Rosenzweig picture-frustration study in WM 145.5.P8
[WM 145.5.S9]	[This number not used]
	Classify Szondi test in WM 145.5.P8
WM 145.5.T3	Thematic apperception test
WM 145.5.W9	Word association tests

WM 165	Self-injurious behavior. Dangerous behavior

WM 167	Psychological aspects of survivors and survivorship
	Classify specific symptoms with related disorders, e.g., Post-traumatic stress with post-traumatic stress disorders in WM 172.5; Depression with depressive disorder in WM 171.5. Classify works on HIV survivors in WC 503.7. Classify works on cancer survivors in QZ 260.

WM 168	Neurodevelopmental disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify works on children only in WS 350.7. Classify works on autistic disorders in adults in WM 203.5

WM 169	Attention deficit and disruptive behavior disorders
	Classify works on children only in WS 350.8.A8.

WM 170	Neurotic disorders

WM 171	Affective symptoms. Mood disorders
WM 171.5	Depression. Depressive disorder

WM 171.7	Bipolar disorder

WM 172	Anxiety. Anxiety disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)

WM 172.4	Psychological stress
WM 172.5	Stress disorders
	Classify works on combat disorders in WM 184.

WM 173	Hysteria

WM 173.5	Somatoform disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)

WM 173.6	Dissociative disorders

WM 173.7	Amnesia and other memory disorders

WM 174	Neurasthenia. Mental fatigue

WM 175	Feeding and eating disorders
	Classify here eating disorders regardless of age group. Classify works on nutrition disorders of children in WS 115-132.

WM 176	Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compulsive behavior. Obsessive behavior

WM 178	Phobic disorders. Hypochondriasis. Sick role. Factitious disorders
	Classify works on sick role associated with a particular disease with the disease.

WM 184	Combat disorders

WM 188	Sleep disorders and associated conditions
	Classify here material on the psychological aspects of sleep disorders. Include popular works. Cf. WL 108 Physiology of sleep and sleep disorders.

WM 190	Personality disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)
WM 190.5	Special topics, A-Z
WM 190.5.A2	Antisocial personality disorder
WM 190.5.B5	Borderline personality disorder
WM 190.5.C5	Compulsive personality disorder
WM 190.5.D3	Dependent personality disorder. Codependency
[WM 190.5.I6]	[This number not used]
	Classify works on disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders in WM 192.
WM 190.5.P2	Paranoid personality disorder
WM 190.5.P3	Passive-aggressive personality disorder
WM 190.5.S3	Schizoid personality disorder
WM 190.5.S4	Schizotypal personality disorder
WM 190.5.S8	Stereotyped behavior

WM 192	Disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders

WM 193	Defense mechanisms
	Classify works on defense mechanisms in children in WS 350.8.D3.
WM 193.5	Special topics, A-Z
WM 193.5.A2	Acting out
WM 193.5.D3	Denial (Psychology)
WM 193.5.D5	Displacement (Psychology)
WM 193.5.P3	Perceptual defense
WM 193.5.P7	Projection
WM 193.5.R1	Rationalization
WM 193.5.R2	Regression
WM 193.5.R4	Repression
WM 193.5.S8	Sublimation. Fantasy

WM 197	Psychomotor disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify the neurological aspects of psychomotor disorders in WL 390.
	Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

WM 200	Psychotic disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)

[WM 202]	[This number not used]

WM 203	Schizophrenia

WM 203.5	Pervasive child development disorders
	Classify here works on the adult alone. Classify works dealing with autistic disorder in both children and adults or in children alone at WS 350.8.P4.

WM 204	Neurocognitive disorders. Perceptual disorders

WM 205	Paranoid disorders

WM 207	Psychotic affective disorders
	Classify works on affective symptoms in WM 171.

[WM 210]	[This number not used]
	Classify works on antisocial personality in WM 190.5.A2.

WM 220	Dementia
	Classify works on Alzheimer disease in WT 155.
	Substance-Related Disorders and Behaviors

WM 270	Substance-related disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)

WM 273	Alcohol drinking
	Classify works on social and cultural aspects of alcohol drinking in HV 5006-5722. Classify works on traffic accidents associated with alcohol consumption in WA 275.
WM 274	Alcohol-related disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)

WM 275	Amphetamine-related disorders

WM 276	Marijuana use. Marijuana abuse
	Classify works on use of medical marijuana in WB 925. Classify works on legalization of marijuana in QV 732-733.

WM 280	Cocaine-related disorders

WM 284	Opioid-related disorders
WM 286	Opium dependence. Morphine dependence
WM 288	Heroin dependence

WM 290	Tobacco use. Tobacco use disorder

WM 295	Smoking (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Intellectual Disability

WM 300	Intellectual disability
	Classify works on intellectual disability of children in WS 107-107.5. Classify works on education of intellectually disabled children in LC 4601-4640.4. Classify works on education of intellectually disabled adults in LC 4815-4815.5.
WM 302	Case studies. Biographical accounts
WM 304	Diagnosis. Evaluation. Prognosis
WM 307	Special issues, A-Z
WM 307.C6	Communication
WM 307.M5	Mental disorders
WM 307.S3	Sexual behavior
WM 307.S6	Social problems (General)
WM 308	Rehabilitation and training (General)
	Therapies

WM 400	Therapy of mental disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Cf. WL 370 Psychosurgery.
WM 401	Emergency psychiatric services. Crisis intervention
	Classify here works on interventions for victims of rape and other crimes. Classify works on community mental health programs in WM 30.
WM 402	Drug therapy
WM 405	Physical therapy (General or not elsewhere classified) (e.g., Induced hyperthermia)
WM 410	Convulsive therapy. Insulin shock therapy
WM 412	Electroconvulsive therapy. Electronarcosis
WM 415	Hypnosis
WM 420	Psychotherapy (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify works on psychotherapy in childhood in WS 350.2, in adolescence in WS 466, and in old age in WT 150.
WM 420.5	Special types, A-Z
WM 420.5.A2	Abreaction. Catharsis
WM 420.5.E3	Emotion-focused therapy
WM 420.5.G3	Gestalt therapy
WM 420.5.I3	Imagery (Psychotherapy)
WM 420.5.N3	Narrative therapy
WM 420.5.N4	Neurolinguistic programming
WM 420.5.N8	Person-centered psychotherapy
WM 420.5.P3	Personal construct therapy
WM 420.5.P5	Psychotherapy, Brief
WM 420.5.P7	Psychotherapy, Multiple
WM 420.5.P75	Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic
WM 420.5.P8	Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive
WM 425	Behavior therapy
WM 425.5	Special types, A-Z
WM 425.5.A5	Anger management therapy
WM 425.5.A7	Applied behavior analysis
WM 425.5.A9	Aversive therapy
WM 425.5.B6	Biofeedback (Psychology)
	Classify general works on biofeedback in WL 103.3.
WM 425.5.C6	Cognitive behavioral therapy
WM 425.5.D4	Psychologic desensitization. Implosive therapy
WM 425.5.R3	Relaxation therapy
WM 426	Self-help groups
WM 427	Spiritual and religious therapy
	Cf. WB 885 for general works.
WM 428	Socioenvironmental therapy
WM 430	Group psychotherapy
WM 430.5	Special types, A-Z
WM 430.5.F2	Family therapy
WM 430.5.H2	Disabled
WM 430.5.M3	Marital therapy
WM 430.5.P8	Psychodrama
WM 430.5.S3	Sensitivity training groups. Encounter groups
	Cf. HM 1086 for general sociological works.
WM 440	Milieu therapy. Therapeutic community
WM 445	Residential treatment (General)
WM 450	Activity therapy. Sensory art therapies
WM 450.5	Special types, A-Z
WM 450.5.A6	Animal assisted therapy
WM 450.5.A8	Art therapy
WM 450.5.B5	Bibliotherapy
WM 450.5.D2	Dance therapy
WM 450.5.M8	Music therapy
WM 450.5.O2	Occupational therapy
WM 450.5.P5	Photography
WM 450.5.P7	Play therapy
	Cf. WS 350.4 for play therapy with children.
WM 450.5.R4	Recreation therapy
	Classify general works on recreation therapy in WB 556.
WM 450.5.V5	Videotherapy
WM 450.5.V6	Virtual reality exposure therapy
WM 450.5.W9	Writing
WM 460	Psychoanalysis
WM 460.2	Psychoanalytic theory (General or not elsewhere classified)
WM 460.5	Special topics associated with psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theory, therapy or interpretation, A-Z
WM 460.5.B7	Bonding, Human-Pet
WM 460.5.C5	Communication
WM 460.5.C7	Creativity
WM 460.5.D8	Dreams. Symbolism
WM 460.5.E3	Ego. Self
WM 460.5.E8	Existentialism. Logotherapy
WM 460.5.E9	Extraversion. Introversion
WM 460.5.F8	Free association
WM 460.5.F9	Freudian theory
WM 460.5.I4	Identification
WM 460.5.I5	Individuation
WM 460.5.J9	Jungian theory
WM 460.5.L2	Language
WM 460.5.M5	Memory
WM 460.5.M6	Motivation
WM 460.5.O2	Object attachment
WM 460.5.P3	Personality
WM 460.5.P5	Pleasure-pain principle
WM 460.5.P7	Political systems
WM 460.5.R2	Reinforcement
WM 460.5.R3	Religion. Church
WM 460.5.S3	Sex
WM 460.5.S8	Superego. Morals
WM 460.5.T7	Transactional analysis
WM 460.5.U6	Unconscious. Id
WM 460.5.W6	Women
WM 460.6	Psychoanalytic therapy
WM 460.7	Psychoanalytic interpretation
	Other Disorders

WM 475	Communication disorders. Speech-language pathology
	Classify works on communication disorders of neurologic origins in WL 340.2.
WM 475.3	Speech therapy. Language therapy
	Cf. WL 340.3 for therapy of disorders of neurologic origin.
WM 475.5	Aphasia
	Classify works on aphasia of neurologic origin in WL 340.5.
WM 475.6	Dyslexia
	Classify works on dyslexia of neurologic origin in WL 340.6.
WM 475.7	Stuttering

WM 600	Aggression. Violence
	Cf. WS 350.8.A4 for works about children; cf. WS 470.A4 for works about adolescents.

WM 605	Criminal psychology and psychiatry
	Sexual Dysfunctions

WM 607	Incest

WM 610	Paraphilic disorders

WM 611	Psychological sexual dysfunctions (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Cf. WJ 712 Disorders of sex development; WJ 709 Male physiological sexual dysfunction; WP 610 Female physiological sexual dysfunction.

[WM 612]	[This number not used]
	Classify masturbation in WM 620.

[WM 615]	[This number not used]
	Classify homosexuality in WM 620.5.H6.
	Gender Identity. Sexual Behavior

WM 617	Gender identity. Transsexualism. Transgender persons

WM 620	Sexuality. Sexual behavior (General or not elsewhere classified)
WM 620.5	Specific topics, A-Z
WM 620.5.B5	Bisexuality. Bisexual persons
WM 620.5.H4	Heterosexuality. Heterosexual persons
WM 620.5.H6	Homosexuality. Homosexual persons

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Psychiatry

Reference Works. General Works

Mental Disorders. Behavioral Symptoms

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders and Behaviors

Intellectual Disability

Therapies

Other Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions

Gender Identity. Sexual Behavior