DSM:Abbreviation for the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," a comprehensive classification of officially recognized psychiatric disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association , for use by mental health professionals to ensure uniformity of diagnosis. DSMdescribes symptoms an...
abbreviation for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition), prepared by the Task Force on Nomenclature and Statistics of the American Psychiatric Association. It is the Association's official manual of mental disorders and provides detailed descriptions of categories of ...
Abbreviation for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revision (published June 2000). gateway drug A substance that, when abused, is known to lead to the abuse of other substances. Relating to evolutionary relationships within and between groups. View chapterExplo...
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Abbreviation: ISI, Insomnia Severity Index. who they were or wanted out of life, or not feeling close to others or enjoying relationships. Patients also endorsed items on the mania domain (40%), but upon further clinical assess- ment, this often related to symptoms of hyperarousal (eg, not...
The book's title is often shortened to DSM , or an abbreviation that also indicates edition, such as DSM-IV-TR, which indicates fourth edition, text revision of the manual, published in 2000. The DSM-IV-TR provides a classification of mental disorders, criteria sets to guide the process ...
Abbreviation: ISI, Insomnia Severity Index. who they were or wanted out of life, or not feeling close to others or enjoying relationships. Patients also endorsed items on the mania domain (40%), but upon further clinical assess- ment, this often related to symptoms of hyperarousal (eg, not...