Definition:
The DSM-IV is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. In the United States, it is the reference used to assign diagnoses of mental illnesses.
The DSM-IV is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. In the United States, it is the reference used to assign diagnoses of mental illnesses.
The DSM-IV-TR is a "text revision" with updates that is being used until the process of compiling the next version of this manual, which will be the DSM-V, is completed. The target publication date for the DSM-IV is May 2012.
For a description of the DSM-IV in depth, see What is the DSM-IV?.
