DSM-IV Sourcebook, vol. 4

Abstract

The Task Force on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) and members of the DSM-IV Work Groups have chronicled their efforts and the results in the "DSM-IV Sourcebook," which documents the rationale and empirical support for the text and criteria sets presented in the DSM-IV. This 3rd of 4 volumes concludes the DSM-IV literature reviews and summarizes the DSM-IV Work Group efforts that led to publication of the "DSM-IV Options Book." Each review contains the following 6 sections: Statement of the Issues—explicitly outlines the issues addressed in the review; Significance of the Issues—frames the importance of each issue and discusses its clinical and empirical significance; Methods—documents the extent to which the reviews were systematic and comprehensive in their coverage of the literature; Results—provides an objective and thorough summary of the findings most relevant to each issue; Discussion—addresses the implications of the clinical research findings for DSM-IV; and Recommendations—recommendations for DSM-IV based on the review of the literature. This book presents the reviews for: disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence; eating disorders; the DSM-IV multiaxial system; family/relational problems and cultural issues for DSM-IV. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)