| Description |
1 online resource (x, 215 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Diagnosing mental illness -- The DSM-I and DSM-II -- The path to a diagnostic revolution -- The DSM-III -- The DSM-III-R and DSM-IV -- The DSM-5's failed revolution -- The DSM as a social creation |
| Summary |
"This book tells a history of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), known as "psychiatry's bible." It has been at the center of thinking about mental health in the United States since it was first published in 1952. The author covers its various editions and their cultural and political effects"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed November 3, 2021) |
| SUBJECT |
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders |
| Subject |
Psychiatry -- History
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Mental illness -- Diagnosis -- History
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Psychiatry
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Classification
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781421440705 |
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1421440709 |
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