Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

BLOG: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL
DISORDERS (DSM) AND OTHER TOOLS
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM: published in the
year 2013) is a publicated document of classification of mental disorders using a common
language and standard criteria. The American Psychiatric Association has published it for the
clinicians, mental health workers, researchers, activists, psychiatric drug associations and
agencies, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, World Health
Organization, statutes and policy builders (American Psychiatric Association., 2013).
DSM IN DETAILS

DSM is a handbook that is used by the mental health professionals all over the United
States of America. The book has the detailed description and information of all kinds of
psychological illness and how to diagnose them effectively. It has certain customary
languages for the psychiatrists and other clinical doctors who are to diagnose and
communicate the issues by interacting with the patients (Edition, 2013).
IS DSM REVISED?
Since the first publication of DSM in the year 1952, the DSM documentations are
reviewed and revised periodically. Almost a two decades before, the previous version of
DSM was completed. Afterwards, the DSM has been updated with rich sources of research
and knowledge of mental health and disorders (Edition, 2013).
WHO WERE INVOLVED IN DSM DEVELOPMENT?