DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
From the Psychiatry Online Database.
There is a hard copy of DSM-5 in the USC Library Reference Collection at RC455.2.C4 D53 2013
The handbook used by health care professionals in much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders. DSM contains descriptions, symptoms, and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders. It provides a common language for clinicians to communicate about their patients and establishes consistent and reliable diagnoses that can be used in the research of mental disorders. It also provides a common language for researchers to study the criteria for potential future revisions and to aid in the development of medications and other interventions.
