Previous research has addressed how social workers use the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). These studies have treated psychiatric diagnosis as a …

Up until now, social workers have depended on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM) as the primary diagnostic classification for mental disorders …

Social work has had an irresolute association with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM), and it has been suggested that social workers have been a …

ABSTRACT The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) is both dominant and …

This study is a partial replication of a quantitative study of social work clinicians' attitudes
toward the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) conducted by Herb …

Since its introduction in 1980, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
Third Edition (DSM-III) has been described as a major advance in psychiatric classification …

SOCIAL WORK DISTINGUISHES itself as a profession in part through its approach to the
assessment of clients and their problems. Members of the profession, however, have been …

The new edition of the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual (DSM-III)
incorporates a more comprehensive approach to case evaluation. It is essential that social …

This Internet-based study surveys views of social work educators on the use of the
classification system known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders …

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fifth Edition
(DSM 5) is known as the primary method of classification used by American mental health …