Research Guides: Psychiatric &amp; Mental Health Nursing: DSM

What is the DSM?

DSM stands for “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” and is published by the American Psychiatric Association, the professional organization representing United States psychiatrists. The DSM contains a listing of psychiatric disorders and their corresponding diagnostic codes. Each disorder included in the manual is accompanied by a set of diagnostic criteria and text containing information about the disorder, such as associated features, prevalence, familial patterns, age-, culture- and gender-specific features, and differential diagnosis. No information about treatment is included. The DSM is used by mental health professionals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds in a wide range of settings, including clinical, research, administrative, and educational.

Source: American Psychiatric Association

DSM Resources

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) by American Psychiatric Association
Call Number: REF RC455.2 .C4 A48 2022
Publication Date: 2022
Includes the fully revised text and references, updated diagnostic criteria and ICD-10-CM codes since DSM-5 was published in 2013.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by American Psychiatric Association Staff
Call Number: REF RC455.2 .C4 D536 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Standard reference for clinical practice in the mental health field.
DSM-5® Guidebook by Donald W. Black; Jon E. Grant
Call Number: REF RC455.2 .C4 B53 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Guide for clinicians in need of practical information on the use of diagnostic criteria and codes, documentation, and compensation.
DSM-5-TR Clinical Cases by John W. Barnhill (Editor)
Call Number: RC473 .D54 D76 2023
Publication Date: 2023
Presents patient cases that exemplify the mental disorders categorized in DSM-5-TR. With chapters that correspond to the main DSM-5-TR diagnostic categories (i.e., the first 19 chapters in Section II), this book guides the reader through the complexities of clinical assessment and the many types of contextual information needed to obtain a full diagnostic picture of a patient.
DSM-5® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis by Michael B. First
Call Number: REF RC473 .D54 F554 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Helps clinicians and students improve their skill in formulating a comprehensive differential diagnosis by including the DSM-5® classification and providing a variety of approaches, including a six-step diagnostic framework, 29 bottom-up "decision trees," and 66 differential diagnosis tables.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) by American Psychiatric Association
Call Number: REF RC455.2 .C4 D536 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Incorporates information culled from a comprehensive literature review of research about mental disorders published since DSM-IV was completed in 1994.
DSM-IV-TR Guidebook, 4th ed. (Text Revision) by First, Michael B.
Call Number: REF RC469 .F55 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Describes the overall landscape of the mother volume, annotates its diagnostic criteria to clarify them, facilitates differential diagnosis, indicates historical contexts and controversies underlying changes, and suggests some future directions for psychiatric classification.
DSM-IV-TR Handbook of Differential Diagnosis by First, Michael B.
Call Number: REF RC473 .D54 F553 2002
Publication Date: 2002
Six crucial steps in differential diagnosis are outlined, and 27 decision trees trace pathways from common presenting symptoms to a final diagnosis.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed. (DSM-IV) by American Psychiatric Association
Call Number: REF RC455.2 .C4 D54 1994
Publication Date: 1994
Represents the first complete change in DSM in 13 years. Features increased emphasis on the influence of culture and ethnicity on psychiatric assessment and diagnosis; increased emphasis on the role of substance use and general medical conditions in the development of psychiatric disorders; and increased emphasis on how development across the life span influences the presentation and assessment of psychiatric disorders.
DSM-IV Guidebook, 4th ed. by Frances, Allen
Call Number: REF RC469 .F69 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Summarizes changes from DSM-III-R to DSM-IV, describes and explains diagnoses, and discusses the historical and social context for the manual.
DSM-IV Handbook of Differential Diagnosis by First, Michael B.
Call Number: REF RC473 .D54 F55 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Succinct reference to ensure that you consider all the important diagnoses that need to be ruled out during a clinical evaluation.