The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a system used for classifying psychological disorders. This is the most widely accepted set of guidelines and definitions for mental disorders, and is often referred to as, “the clinician’s bible”. There are approximately 230 disorders listed in the DSM-IV-R which are organized into 17 categories.
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