<P> In 1949 , the World Health Organization published the sixth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases ( ICD ) , which included a section on mental disorders for the first time . The foreword to DSM - 1 states this `` categorized mental disorders in rubrics similar to those of the Armed Forces nomenclature . '' An APA Committee on Nomenclature and Statistics was empowered to develop a version specifically for use in the United States , to standardize the diverse and confused usage of different documents . In 1950 , the APA committee undertook a review and consultation . It circulated an adaptation of Medical 203 , the VA system , and the Standard 's Nomenclature to approximately 10 % of APA members . 46 % replied , of which 93 % approved , and after some further revisions ( resulting in its being called DSM - I ) , the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was approved in 1951 and published in 1952 . The structure and conceptual framework were the same as in Medical 203 , and many passages of text were identical . The manual was 130 pages long and listed 106 mental disorders . These included several categories of `` personality disturbance '' , generally distinguished from `` neurosis '' ( nervousness , egodystonic ) . </P>
<P> In 1949 , the World Health Organization published the sixth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases ( ICD ) , which included a section on mental disorders for the first time . The foreword to DSM - 1 states this `` categorized mental disorders in rubrics similar to those of the Armed Forces nomenclature . '' An APA Committee on Nomenclature and Statistics was empowered to develop a version specifically for use in the United States , to standardize the diverse and confused usage of different documents . In 1950 , the APA committee undertook a review and consultation . It circulated an adaptation of Medical 203 , the VA system , and the Standard 's Nomenclature to approximately 10 % of APA members . 46 % replied , of which 93 % approved , and after some further revisions ( resulting in its being called DSM - I ) , the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was approved in 1951 and published in 1952 . The structure and conceptual framework were the same as in Medical 203 , and many passages of text were identical . The manual was 130 pages long and listed 106 mental disorders . These included several categories of `` personality disturbance '' , generally distinguished from `` neurosis '' ( nervousness , egodystonic ) . </P>
when was the first edition of the dsm published
when was the first edition of the dsm published
1952
1952