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The DSM-V has been renamed the DSM-5 and it stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It is the universally recognised authority in the US of all Mental issues, everything is listed in it from anxiety and depressive disorders to schizophrenic ones.
DSM-III (1980), DSM-III-R (1987), and DSM-IV (1994) introduced and refined a new classification that considered recent discoveries about the biochemical and post-traumatic origins of some types of anxiety.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Substance-induced disorders and substance use disorders
Substance-induced disorders and substance use disorders
DSM-IV is a book or system that assigns diagnosis numbers to accepted mental health conditions and diseases. A neurosis is a complex or dysfunction a person consistently displays that can interfere with his or her life or social skills. It can be a faulty belief system or coping mechanism and often displays anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, personality disorders and borderline displays of other more serious disorders.
The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used in the psychiatric field. The DSM 4 is the most recent publication, and contains classifications and listings of mental illness and psychiatric disorders.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Learning disabilities are on Axis II.Actually learning disabilities are listed under Axis 1.Axis I focuses on clinical disorders. This axis includes diagnoses like Dementia, Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders (like Depression), Anxiety Disorders, Learning Disorders, Eating Disorders, and Adjustment Disorders. It's also important to note that Substance-Related Disorders fall under Axis I.Axis II deals with Personality Disorders like Antisocial Personality Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. While many disorders ordinarily diagnosed during childhood (i.e. Learning Disorders, Autism, etc) fall under Axis I of the DSM, the DSM classifies Mental Retardation in general under Axis II.
The DSM-IV is the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for mental disorders. It's the official book of mental disorders and diagnostic criteria that psychologists use to diagnose patients.
Beginning with DSM-I in 1952,the eating disorder Anorexia nervosa, was considered a neurotic illness. Binge eating was acknowledged in 1980 in the DSM-III.