Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)

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DSM-IV contains the results of a comprehensive and systematic review of relevant published literature, including earlier editions of DSM. In cases where the evidence of a literature review was found to be insufficient to resolve a particular question, data sets were reanalyzed and issue-focused field trials were conducted.

These literature reviews, data reanalyses, and field trials that form the basis of DSM-IV have been fully documented, condensed, and published separately as a reference record in a five-volume set entitled DSM-IV Sourcebook. The DSM-IV Sourcebook also contains executive summaries of the rationales for the final decisions relative to inclusion in DSM-IV.

Further Reading

For Your Information

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1994.
• DSM-IV Sourcebook. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1994. In five volumes, contains documentation of all work leading to criteria published in DSM-IV, and includes executive summaries of the rationales for final decisions made in compiling the work.

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 2001.