The DSM and the AP Psych Exam

In case you missed this email, here is a clarification from the Collegeboard about the DSM-V and the AP Psych Exam.

Dear AP Psychology Teacher:
As many of you know, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was published last May with revisions to the criteria for the diagnosis and classifications of mental disorders. In the interest of fairness and to allow time for publishers to integrate such changes into pertinent sections of AP® Psychology textbooks, the College Board has made the following decisions regarding upcoming AP Psychology Exams:

1. Questions on the 2014 AP Psychology Exam will adhere to the terminology, criteria and classifications referred to in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR).

1. Beginning with the 2015 AP Psychology Exam, all terminology, criteria and classifications referred to among multiple-choice and free-response items will adhere to the new fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5).

We appreciate your hard work to update your instruction and prepare students for success in earning college credit and placement in the study of psychology. Additional teacher support and updates can be found on theAP Psychology Online Teacher Community.  
Kind regards,  Advanced Placement Program® 

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AllPsych Online: The Virtual Psychology Classroom

AllPsych Online website has a large section on Psychiatric Disorders. Over 60 psychiatric disorders are detailed including the etiology, symptoms, treatments options and prognosis for each.

Below you will find links to the major disorders in the DSM within the AllPsych website. The homepage for psychiatric disorders can be found at http://allpsych.com/disorders/index.html with the homepage for AllPsych Online at http://allpsych.com/

Categories

• Psychiatric Disorders Home

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV)

• Disorder Index / DSM-IV Codes

• Adjustment Disorders

• Anxiety Disorders

• Dissociative Disorders

• Eating Disorders

• Impulse-Control Disorders

• Mood Disorders

• Sexual Disorders

• Sleep Disorders

• Psychotic Disorders

• Sexual Dysfunctions

• Somatoform Disorders

• Substance Disorders

• Personality Disorders

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DSM-IV-TR Classification Listing

From what I can determine, one of the Prentice Hall Abnormal Psychology Textbooks includes an online appendix to the book which details the classification and assessment system of the DSM-IV-TR.

The first eight pages of the PDF document includes a detailed listing of all the mental disorders with their code numbers. The second part of the appendix provides a basic explanation of the multiaxial assessment system.

The appendix detailing the DSM's systems can be found at http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/219/225111/CD_DSMIV.pdf

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DSM in PDF

PLEASE NOTE: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING HAS SINCE REMOVED THE LINKS TO THE PDF VERSIONS OF PREVIOUS DSMs AND PUT THEM BEHIND A PASSWORD PROTECTED WALL. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE DUE TO THIS CHANGE.

On their website, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. includes electronic versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders I, II, III, IIIR, and IV. Each of the books are available in a PDF format.

This provides a perfect opportunity to see how the various disorders names, descriptions, and symptom patterns have changes over the years. Below I've included the links to each of the past DSMs.

DSM-I in PDF
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/DSMPDF/dsm-i.pdf

DSM-II in PDF
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/DSMPDF/dsm-ii.pdf

DSM-III in PDF
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/DSMPDF/dsm-iii.pdf

DSM-III-R in PDF
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/DSMPDF/dsm-iii-r.pdf

DSM-IV in PDF
http://www.psychiatryonline.com/DSMPDF/dsm-iv.pdf

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DSM-5 Proposed Changes Website

On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, the American Psychiatric Association released the proposed draft diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

The proposed diagnostic criteria will be available for public comment until April 20, and will be reviewed and refined over the next two years. According to the current schedule, DSM-5 will be released in May of 2013.

To view the proposed changes go to http://www.dsm5.org

On a completely trivial point, it appears from their website, press releases and other publications, the American Psychiatric Association is abandoning the Roman Numeral system in going from DSM-IV to DSM-5.

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NY Times DSM-V Article

The front page the national edition of this morning's (02/20/10) New York Times, includes an article on the upcoming revision of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The article, Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind, states DSM-V is slated for publication in 2013 and goes through a number of potential changes.

The article can be found online at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/health/10psych.html?hp. Be sure to click the multimedia box on the left hand column for detailed information on the reclassification of Personality Disorders.

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