A Guide to the American Psychiatric Association's New Diagnostic Nomenclature

ROBERT L. SPITZER and PAUL T. WILSONAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124, Number 12

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.124.12.1619

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The new diagnostic nomenclature, which will become official on July 1, represents a significant advance toward the use of a standard international classification system to facilitate the exchange of ideas among psychiatrists of all countries. The ways in which the new manual (DSM-II) differs both from the original (DSM-I) and from the current World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases (ICD-8) are discussed to aid psychiatrists in making the transition.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124 • Number 12 • June 1968

Pages: 1619 - 1629

PubMed: 5650755

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Published in print: June 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ROBERT L. SPITZER

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PAUL T. WILSON

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Director, evaluation unit, biometrics research, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 West 168th Street, New York, N. Y. 10032

Principal investigator, American Psychiatric Association information processing project

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A Guide to the American Psychiatric Association's New Diagnostic Nomenclature

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