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DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), is the 2013 update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the taxonomic and diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). In 2022, a revised version (DSM-5-TR) was published. In the United States, the DSM serves as the…

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Author
American Psychiatric Association
Publication date
May 18, 2013
Dewey Decimal
616.89'075
Followed by
DSM-5-TR
Language
English
LC Class
RC455.2.C4

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related to Development · 28
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related to Borderline personality disorder controversy · 20
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related to Changes from DSM-IV · 17
DSM-5 → Assessment Measures, Axis, Axis II, Axis III, Axis IV, Disability Assessment Schedule, Emerging, Functioning, GAF, Global Assessment, It, NOS, Not Otherwise Specified, Section II, Section III, The, The World Health Organization's
related to National Institute of Mental Health · 17
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related to General · 16
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related to External links · 14
DSM-5 → American Psychiatric Association, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Archived, Diagnostic, DSM-5 Update, DSM-V The Future Manual, Fifth Edition, Mental Disorders, November, PDF, PsychiatryOnline, September, Statistical Manual, Supplement
related to Financial conflicts of interest and perverse dependencies · 14
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related to Section I: DSM-5 basics · 11
DSM-5 → Anxiety Disorders, Concern, Diseases, DSM, ICD, International Classification, It, Section, Section III's, The, The DSM-5
related to DSM-5-TR · 8
DSM-5 → APA, DSM-5-TR, ICD-10-CM, ICD-11, March, Prolonged, The, Three
related to Revisions and updates · 7
DSM-5 → APA, Arabic, Beginning, Incremental, Roman, The, The DSM-5

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DSM-5AuthorAmerican Psychiatric Association1.00infobox
DSM-5Dewey Decimal616.89'0751.00infobox
DSM-5Followed byDSM-5-TR1.00infobox
DSM-5ISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
DSM-5LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
DSM-5LC ClassRC455.2.C41.00infobox
DSM-5Media typePrint (hardcover, softcover); eBook1.00infobox
DSM-5OCLC8308073781.00infobox
DSM-5Pages9471.00infobox
DSM-5Preceded byDSM-IV-TR1.00infobox
DSM-5Publication dateMay 18, 20131.00infobox
DSM-5Publication placeUnited States1.00infobox
DSM-5SeriesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders1.00infobox
DSM-5SubjectClassification and diagnosis of mental disorders1.00infobox
DSM-5TextDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition at Internet Archive1.00infobox
DSM-5is aonly DSM to use an Arabic numeral instead of a Roman numeral in its title0.90text

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