Answer to Question #258138 in Psychology for chevz

Question

describe the dimensions the DSM uses to classify the mental disorders?

Answer 1

DSM consists of three major components: the diagnostic classification, the diagnostic criteria sets, and the descriptive text. The diagnostic classification is the official list of mental disorders recognized in DSM

Instead, the DSM-5 lists categories of disorders along with a number of different related disorders. Example categories in the DSM-5 include anxiety disorders, bipolar and related disorders, depressive disorders, feeding and eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and personality disorder