PSYCHOLOGY

DSM-IV-TR

DSM-IV-TR

Introduction

DSM stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. APA, which is American Psychiatric Disorder, is said to constitute a range of mental disorders, which is said to provide an effective description of the kind of mental disorders that exist and at the same time also lists the diagnostic categories so that it can aid the researchers as well as the clinicians belonging to health sciences to not only diagnose but also monitor as well as exchange data in relation to mental disorders (APA, 2000).

The present edition is said to be DSM-IV-TR, which is a revised text. There ...