DSM-IV

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DSM-IV is the fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which provided standardized criteria for classifying mental health conditions.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf classification system
diagnostic manual
edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
abbreviation DSM-IV
alignedWith ICD-10 (to some extent)
axis Axis I: Clinical Disorders
Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
Axis III: General Medical Conditions
Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning
classificationType categorical classification
countryOfOrigin United States
editionNumber 4
field clinical psychology
mental health
psychiatry
followedBy DSM-5
fullName Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
geographicUse international
goal improvement of diagnostic reliability
standardization of psychiatric diagnosis
hasRevision DSM-IV-TR
includesCategory anxiety disorders
eating disorders
mood disorders
neurodevelopmental disorders (under childhood-onset categories)
personality disorders
psychotic disorders
substance-related disorders
influencedBy DSM-III
DSM-III-R
intendedAudience clinical psychologists
other mental health professionals
psychiatrists
language English
precededBy DSM-III-R
primaryUse clinical documentation
diagnosis of mental disorders
research classification of mental disorders
publisher American Psychiatric Association
releaseDate 1994
revisionDate 2000 (DSM-IV-TR text revision)
structureIncludes descriptive text for each disorder
diagnostic criteria sets
multiaxial assessment system
subject diagnostic criteria
mental disorders
usedIn clinical practice guidelines
clinical trials
epidemiological studies
usesMultiaxialSystem true

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
DSM-IV ("Axis I: Clinical Disorders")
DSM-IV ("Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning")
axis
DSM-IV
abbreviation
DSM-IV ("Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition")
fullName
DSM-IV ("DSM-IV-TR")
hasRevision
Asperger syndrome
wasDiagnosticCategoryIn

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