DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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DSM‑IV, the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, was developed with extensive input from mental health professionals, professional organizations, and collaboration between the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization. The DSM‑IV was produced by a Task Force and thirteen work groups, each responsible for a specific section of the manual. DSM‑IV represents a significant improvement over DSM‑III and DSM‑III‑R.

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<b>Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IV,</b>by the American Psychiatric Association, 358 pp, spiral-bound, $22.50, ISBN 0-89042-064-5, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Press Inc, 1994. <i>DSM-IV Sourcebook</i>, vol 1, edited by Thomas A. Widiger, Allen J. Frances, Harold Alan Pincus, Michael B. First, Ruth Ross, and Wendy Davis, 768 pp, $112.50, ISBN 0-89042-065-3, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994. <i>DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</i>, fourth edition, was developed with a great deal of input from mental health professionals and professional organizations. In addition, there was a significant collaboration between the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the World Health Organization, as it developed the tenth revision of the<i>International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10)</i>. As a result, DSM-IV is a great improvement over the third edition<i>(DSM-III)</i>and the third edition, revised<i>(DSM-III-R)</i>. The Task Force on<i>DSM-IV</i>and 13 work groups (each responsible for a section