The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a tool used by healthcare professionals to diagnose, classify, and understand mental health conditions. The DSM standardizes criteria ...

Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

The diagnostic manual known as "the Bible of psychiatry" is about to get a major overhaul. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) puts out the tome known in the field as the DSM-5. That stands for ...

LOS ANGELES — Exploratory plans for a new iteration of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) were presented publicly for the first time at American Psychiatry Association ...

Psychiatry’s leading guide to diagnosing mental health conditions is due for a major update — and a University of Pennsylvania psychiatrist is heading the effort. Called the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

Mental illness affects one in four adults, which should make The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) one of the most well-thumbed medical texts in the world. The handbook, ...

How a person will be diagnosed with mental illness could look significantly different in the near future. The American Psychiatric Association announced Wednesday that it is radically ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will be renamed as the Diagnostic and Scientific Manual of Mental Disorders as part of a broader ...

The "bible" of clinical psychiatry—the DSM, short for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—is one of the most popular reference books in psychiatry worldwide. Clinicians use it to ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been the cornerstone of psychiatric diagnosis in the United States since its first edition in 1952. Initially developed to classify ...