Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition
Entry/Object ID
2012.2.3290
Description
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is used by clinicians and psychiatrists to diagnose psychiatric illnesses. health disorders for both adults and children.
The DSM is utilized widely in the United States for psychiatric diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and insurance coverage purposes.
The DSM is non-theoretical and focused mostly on describing symptoms as well as statistics concerning which gender is most affected by the illness, the typical age of onset, the effects of treatment and common treatment approaches.
Hoped to make DSM- lV practical and useful for clinicians by ;striving for brevity of criteria sets, clarity of language, and explicit statements of the constructs embodied in the diagnostic criteria.
The codes and terms provided in DSM- lV are fully compatible with both ICD-9 and ICD-10.
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