What does DSM stand for?

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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It is largely due to the "success" of psychiatry's diagnostic systems, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and the mental diseases section of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).

GPs bullied on depression; YOUR SHOUT

It is largely due to the "success" of psychiatry's diagnostic systems, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and the mental disease section of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).

Limitations of psychiatry; VIEWPOINTS

But Baird also said that it is not listed in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), and that there's a struggle about whether it will be included in the next edition.

Is sex addiction really an addiction?

To assess clinical syndromes [listed in] the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, schizophrenia and other psychopathological syndromes.

Improbable research

The House measure specifies that if a plan provides mental health benefits, it must cover mental illnesses and addiction disorders listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is used by mental health professionals.

House votes to expand health coverage for mental health, addiction

House approves mental health bill

One in 75 people suffer from panic disorder The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) includes panic attack disorder among the major mental disorders One in 75 people suffer from panic disorder.

Ways to Cope with Panic Attack Disorder

They expanded the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) from a thin, spiral-bound publication to a weighty manual.

Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness