Proper noun
DSM-IV
(psychology) The 1994 revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association.
According to the DSM-IV, DD-NOS encompasses "any depressive disorder that does not meet the criteria for a specific disorder." Source: Internet
DSM-IV-TR DSM-IV-TR, the predecessor to the most current DSM edition, the DSM-5 Categorization The DSM-IV is a categorical classification system. Source: Internet
DSM IV-TR, Rapoport DSM-IV Training Guide for Diagnosis of Childhood Disorders They may also occur with other disorders. Source: Internet
As DSM-III chief architect Robert Spitzer and DSM-IV editor Michael First outlined in 2005, "little progress has been made toward understanding the pathophysiological processes and etiology of mental disorders. Source: Internet
DSM-IV (1994) In 1994, DSM-IV was published, listing 297 disorders in 886 pages. Source: Internet
DSM-IV states, "there is no assumption each category of mental disorder is a completely discrete entity with absolute boundaries" but isolated, low-grade and noncriterion (unlisted for a given disorder) symptoms are not given importance. Source: Internet