DSM-5-TR is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States. Learn more about the development of DSM-5-TR, important criteria and …

Work began on DSM–III in 1974, with publication in 1980. DSM–III introduced a number of important innovations, including explicit diagnostic criteria, a multiaxial diagnostic assessment …

DSM-5-TR includes a new diagnosis, prolonged grief disorder and new symptom codes that allow clinicians to indicate the presence or history of suicidal behavior and nonsuicidal self-injury.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)* describes recognized mental disorders. It specifies symptoms and other criteria for clinicians to evaluate in order to decide …

Section I: DSM-5 Basics Introduction Use of the Manual Cautionary Statement for Forensic Use of DSM-5

Download fact sheets that cover changes in the new edition, updated disorders, and general information about the DSM–5.

The ICD-10-CM code for Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder (in the DSM-5-TR Classification, the Disorder page, Alphabetical and Numerical Listing of DSM-5-TR …

DSM-IV diagnosis of polysubstance dependence. Early remission from a DSM-5 substance use disorder is defined as at least 3 but less than 12 months without substance use disorder …

The Personality Inventories for DSM-5 measure maladaptive personality traits in five domains: negative affect, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, and psychoticism.

It is important that DSM-5 not be applied mechanically by individuals without clinical training. The specific diagnostic criteria included in DSM-5 are meant to serve as guidelines to be informed …