the dsm iv tr came out on may 18, 2013.
when did the dsm iv tr come out?
may 18, 2013
the dsm provides definitions of mental disorders that are widely used to guide clinical practice, research, education, forensics, and eligibility for mental health treatment, school services, and disability benefits. dr frances helped to prepare dsm iii (published in 1980), dsm iii r (published in 1987); and was chair of the task force that published dsm iv in 1994. the earlier dsm revisions had relied on expert opinion to create definitions of disorders. the dsm iv was a more conservative revision requiring that changes be justified by a high threshold of scientific evidence drawn from literature reviews, data reanalyses, and field testing. of the ninety-four suggestions for new diagnoses, only two were accepted—asperger's and bipolar ii disorder. the dsm-iv sourcebook documents the rationale and scientific support for all the decisions made. minor updates in the explanatory text were added in 2000 (dsm-iv-tr).
allen frances
latah was included in "diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders" (dsm) iv under the "dissociative disorder: not otherwise specified" section as a culture–bound syndrome. dsm iv describes latah as a hypersensitivity to sudden fright, often with echopraxia, echolalia, command obedience, and dissociative or trancelike behavior. it mentions other cultures where latah is found, but the only further information the dsm iv gives us is that in malaysia, it is more often found in middle–aged women. it has been removed from dsm 5, and rather than the dsm 5 expanding upon the dsm iv's list of culture–bound syndromes, it has instead provided cross-lists for more commonly known disorders that a culture–bound syndrome might be classified as. dsm 5 has taken out the "culture–bound syndrome" language and replaced it with more "sensitive" language, and the glossary where the now shortened list of previously recognized culture–bound syndromes is titled "other specified" and "unspecified" dissociative disorders. a more general discussion, involving the formation of a cultural identity, explanation, and assessment, has been added.
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