DSM-IV
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- (psychology) The 1994 revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association.
- 2012 December 2, Miriam Falco, “Psychiatric association approves changes to diagnostic manual”, in CNN[1]:
- In the new “DSM-5” manual, “the criteria will incorporate several diagnoses from DSM-IV including autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder (not otherwise specified) into the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder for DSM-5 to help more accurately and consistently diagnose children with autism,” according to an APA statement Saturday.