Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

'Salience syndrome' replaces 'schizophrenia' in DSM-V and ICD-11: psychiatry's evidence-based entry into the 21st century?

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Japan was the first country to abandon the 19th century term of 'mind-splitting disease' (schizophrenia). Revisions of DSM and ICD are forthcoming. Should the rest of the world follow Japan's example? METHOD: A comprehensive literature ... Read more...

Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increasingly recognized as a cause of substantial disability. In addition to its tremendous mental health burden, PTSD has been associated with worse physical health status and an increased risk of ... Read more...

Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) has been found to moderate several categories of emotional response after stressful life events. Previous studies generally focused on its effect on ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• 'Salience syndrome' replaces 'schizophrenia' in DSM-V and ICD-11: psychiatry's evidence-based entry into the 21st century? 30 Oct 2009
• Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study. 30 Oct 2009
• Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations. 30 Oct 2009
• Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy and brief supportive psychotherapy for augmentation of antidepressant nonresponse in chronic depression: the REVAMP Trial. 30 Oct 2009
• Bipolar II postpartum depression: Detection, diagnosis, and treatment. 30 Oct 2009
• Defense mechanisms and Major Depressive Disorder in African American women. 29 Sep 2009
• Influence of personality on objective and subjective social support among patients with major depressive disorder: a prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
• Susceptibility locus on chromosome 1q23-25 for a schizophrenia subtype resembling deficit schizophrenia identified by latent class analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Complexities in clarifying the diagnostic criteria for anabolic-androgenic steroid dependence. 29 Sep 2009
• Mental illness in China. 24 Sep 2009
• Thinning of the motor-cingulate-insular cortices in siblings concordant for Tourette syndrome. 7 Sep 2009
• Are children diagnosed with the combined form of ADHD pervasively hyperactive? 30 Aug 2009
• [The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS] 30 Aug 2009
• Psychosocial functioning in the context of diagnosis: assessment and theoretical issues. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical utility and DSM-V. 30 Aug 2009
• On categorical diagnoses in DSM-V: cutting dimensions at useful points? 30 Aug 2009
• When less is more: how fewer diagnostic criteria can indicate greater severity. 30 Aug 2009
• A proposal for a dimensional classification system based on the shared features of the DSM-IV anxiety and mood disorders: implications for assessment and treatment. 30 Aug 2009
• An integrative dimensional classification of personality disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• Scientific advances in the diagnosis of psychopathology: introduction to the special section. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'

Definition: Categorical classification of MENTAL DISORDERS based on criteria sets with defining features. It is produced by the American Psychiatric Association. (DSM-IV, page xxii)

Descriptor UI: D039721

Alternative terms: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM-V; DSM-IV; DSM-II; DSM-III;

Tree Number: L01.453.245.945.200;

History Note: 2003

Technical Notes: CATALOG: use NAF entry