TY - JOUR
T1 - Toward an Empirical Classification for the DSM-IV
AU - Widiger, Thomas A.
AU - Frances, Allen J.
AU - Pincus, Harold A.
AU - Davis, Wendy W.
AU - First, Michael B.
PY - 1991/8
Y1 - 1991/8
N2 - The provision of explicit and specific diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 1980, 1987) was instrumental in the production of a substantial amount of informative research. The major emphasis in the preparation of the DSM-IV has been to maximize the impact of this accumulating research on the revision and to document the rationale and empirical support for any changes that are made. In this article we discuss the empirical basis for the DSM-IV. The historical context provided by the previous editions is briefly presented and followed by a description of the process by which the DSM-IV is being constructed. The input of empirical data through literature reviews, data reanalyses, and field trials is described, and an illustration with the antisocial personality disorder diagnosis is given.
AB - The provision of explicit and specific diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 1980, 1987) was instrumental in the production of a substantial amount of informative research. The major emphasis in the preparation of the DSM-IV has been to maximize the impact of this accumulating research on the revision and to document the rationale and empirical support for any changes that are made. In this article we discuss the empirical basis for the DSM-IV. The historical context provided by the previous editions is briefly presented and followed by a description of the process by which the DSM-IV is being constructed. The input of empirical data through literature reviews, data reanalyses, and field trials is described, and an illustration with the antisocial personality disorder diagnosis is given.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.100.3.280
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.100.3.280
M3 - Article
C2 - 1918605
AN - SCOPUS:0026377726
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 100
SP - 280
EP - 288
JO - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
IS - 3
ER -