The DSM story DSM-I Published in 1952 Directed by William C. Menninger, a psychiatrist and brigadier general. The focus was on treatment of soldiers. Listed 106 disorders. DSM-II 1968 Listed 182 ...

Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a tool used by healthcare professionals to diagnose, classify, and understand mental health conditions. The DSM standardizes criteria ...

Criteria for mental health disorders have been formulated by expert committees. But are they right? Psychiatry image from shutterstock Welcome to Matters of the Mind, a series which examines the ...

The DSM-5 is not the only system of classification of mental illness. Image from shutterstock.com The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) is the latest instalment in the long-running saga ...