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Mark Zimmerman

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1988;45(12):1135-1138.

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^DSM-III was published in 1980. ¹ Seven years later, DSMIII-Revised (DSM-III-R) was published.² Less than one year after the publication of DSM-III-R, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) announced its intention to publish DSM-IV by the end of 1992 (Psychiatric News, Jan 15, 1988, p 1). Thus, a five-year interval will separate the publication of DSM-III-R and DSM-IV. The thesis of this essay is that five years is insufficient for the accumulation of an adequate database to guide the developers of DSM-IV. Moreover, the publication of three DSM editions within 12 years will result in diagnostic subdivisions within both the research and clinical communities, which will impair progress in the development of a valid classification.

DSM-IV: THE GOAL AND ITS FULFILLMENT

The chairperson of the task force for the development of DSM-IV, Allen Frances, MD, is advocating a conservative approach toward changing the DSM-III-R criteria such that only those changes . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 19, 1988.

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