Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment: The DSM-III

INTRODUCTION . ......... . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . 167 RESEARCH AND CONCERNS LEADING TO DSM-III. . . . . . . . . . ... ..... . . . . . . . . . 168 THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS (DSM-III) . . . . . . . . ... . ..... . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 RESEARCH EVALUATING DSM-III.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Reliability 177 Validity .... ... ..... ..... ....... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. ... . ......... . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . ... . . . ... . . ......... 178 THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF DSM-III. .. . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . ... 180 TOWARD DSM-IV . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 84 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN CLINICAL ASSESSMENT 187 CONCLUSION...... . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189