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Previous Editions of DSM


Previous editions of DSM are included here for reference and archival purposes. Each edition is provided in Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF). You need Adobe’s Reader 5.0.5 or higher to view and print the PDF files. You can download the latest version for free from Adobe here.

These editions are not searchable from the main PsychiatryOnline.org search interface; however, each edition is searchable on its own using the Adobe Reader search.

  • DSM-I: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual: Mental Disorders (1952)

  • DSM-I Special Supplement: on plans for revision to better align with the International Classification of Diseases (1965)

  • DSM-II: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2nd Edition (1968)

  • DSM-II 6th printing change: Elimination of Homosexuality as a mental disorder and substitution of the new category Sexual Orientation Disturbance (1973)

  • DSM-III: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition (1980)

  • DSM-III-R: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition—Revised (1987)

  • DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (1994)

  • DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (2000)

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