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To assess whether the introduction of DSM-III altered the diagnostic criteria and practices used by psychiatrists to diagnose schizophrenia two years post-publication.

May 1, 1985American Journal of Psychiatry

Diagnosing schizophrenia in 1982: the effect of DSM-III

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To assess whether the introduction of DSM-III altered the diagnostic criteria and practices used by psychiatrists to diagnose schizophrenia two years post-publication.
Surveyed 1,313 psychiatrists in the United States via questionnaire in 1982 regarding the criteria used to diagnose schizophrenia, receiving 341 responses.
Compared 1982 survey data with responses from a baseline cohort of 301 psychiatrists surveyed in October 1980, three months after the introduction of DSM-III.
DSM-III introduction demonstrated no major effect on the schizophrenia diagnostic practices of surveyed psychiatrists between 1980 and 1982.
A high proportion of psychiatrists continued to diagnose schizophrenia using individualistic and unsystematic approaches rather than standardized criteria.

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Comparative survey reveals minimal impact of DSM-III on schizophrenia diagnostic criteria among US psychiatrists, indicating persistent unsystematic clinical evaluation.

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Lipkowitz et al. (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a795d3ce357fbdac588ffdb https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.142.5.634

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Comparative survey reveals minimal impact of DSM-III on schizophrenia diagnostic criteria among US psychiatrists, indicating persistent unsystematic clinical evaluation.

Diagnosing schizophrenia in 1982: the effect of DSM-III

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