Number of newly registered and all registered treated patients during the year with pathological gambling, video game and internet addiction

ICD-10 code – diagnosis of a substance use disorder for treated patients are coded according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision Revision (ICD-10). Data are collected about patients who have started a treatment episode with diagnosis codes F63.0.

The Register of Patients with Particular Diseases regarding Patients who have Mental and Behavioural Disorders due to Psychoactive Substance use

Population register, The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs

The Database of Causes of Death of Inhabitants of Latvia, The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia

The register is being updated based on information provided by medical treatment institutions. The information from the medical treatment institutions is being provided by filling out the Register card for patients with mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use and the evaluation of the treatment outcome for the patient.

Number of patients diagnosed with F63.0 for the first time in their lives and all patients diagnosed with F63.0 at least once a year in an outpatient or inpatient episode.

During one treatment episode, the patient may be treated for both gambling, computer gaming and internet addiction.

For information! In accordance with the amendments to 15.09.2008. Cabinet Regulation No. 746, “Procedures for Developing, Supplementing and Maintaining Register of Patients with Certain Diseases”, from January 1st, 2013 the Patient Registration Card for patients with mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use has been modified, therefore the methodology for data collection, content and amount of the information received has changed. This has to be taken into account comparing data with previous years.

Health Statistics Database Link

Statistical Yearbook of Health Care in Latvia (2008-2018) Link

The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia

Anita Maurina

Head of the Register Supervison Unit

Phone Number: +371 67387665

Creation date of metadata: 02.09.2019.