Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th Edition, Text Revision) (DSM-IV-TR).
The new Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity Act, which is named after the late senator from Minnesota who was an active proponent of mental-health parity, calls for full parity for all categories of mental-health conditions listed in the "
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association that is a standard classification of mental disorders used by mental-health professionals in the United States.
Categorized as a type of social phobia in the "Anxiety Disorders" section of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association, (3) performance anxiety causes its sufferer to experience the following symptoms:
I do not understand how the church can label homosexuality as a disorder when it has been edited out of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA), in conjunction with the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has published a book that attempts to stimulate fresh thinking, research, and discussion in preparation for the eventual development of the 5th edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
* Provide sufficient short quotations to support interpretations and following the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).
Stay tuned--maybe kitchen performance anxiety will someday make it into the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
According to the fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, panic disorder is characterized by the abrupt onset of fear or discomfort that peaks in approximately 10 minutes and is accompanied by at least four of the following symptoms:
A tax adviser may seek to have a physician evaluate a client based on the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
According to a recent news story, "road rage" is a psychiatric disorder that deserves to be recognized and added to the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, the sacred canon of the American Psychiatric Association.
The
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition-Revised (DSM-III-R), classifies depression under the general rubric of Mood Disorders.
This edition has been updated to reflect new research and changes in terminology related to the fifth edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. ([umlaut] Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)