Abstract
The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM) provides the authoritative list of what are considered to be mental disorders and how to best diagnose them. The DSM-5 is the current version of the diagnostic manual. This entry concerns an earlier version, DSM-IV. The primary decisions and features of DSM-IV will be discussed herein.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118625392 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Adler, Alfred
- classification
- diagnosis
- DSM-III-R
- DSM-IV
- empirical
- Yerkes, Robert
- Zimbardo, Philip
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology