ABSTRACT
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the classification of psychopathology developed under the authority of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The current version of this nomenclature is DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000). Work is now proceeding on the next edition, DSM-5 (Regier, Narrow, Kuhl, & Kupfer, 2010). DSM-5 is expected to be published in 2013.
