OBJECTIVES To evaluate nicotine dependence in adolescent smokers using a version of DSM-IV criteria for nicotine dependence adapted for adolescents (DSM-IVa). To establish its usefulness and the most relevant items for diagnosing adolescent smokers. POPULATION AND METHODS Two thousand six hundred forty-seven schoolchildren between 10 and 17 years old were surveyed. A sample size was calculate...

In DSM-IV-TR, trichotillomania (TTM) is classified as an impulse control disorder (not classified elsewhere), skin picking lacks its own diagnostic category (but might be diagnosed as an impulse control disorder not otherwise specified), and stereotypic movement disorder is classified as a disorder usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. ICD-10 classifies TTM as a habit a...

This article presents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2002 RSA Meeting in San Francisco, California. Deborah S. Hasin organized the symposium and co-chaired it with Marc Schuckit. The purpose of the symposium was to provide an overview of what is known about the validity of DSM-IV and ICD-10 alcohol dependence and abuse, with a focus on work done since 1994. Presentations included: (1) Va...

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) published 5th edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (DSM-5). 2019, World Health Assembly approved 11th revision International Classification Diseases (ICD-11). It has often been suggested that field would benefit from a single, unified classification mental disorders, although priorities constituencies two sponsorin...

DSM-IV criteria for ADHD specify two dimensions of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms that are used to define three nominal subtypes: predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type (ADHD-H), predominantly inattentive type (ADHD-I), and combined type (ADHD-C). To aid decision-making for DSM-5 and other future diagnostic systems, a comprehensive literature review and meta-analysis of 54...

BACKGROUND The proposed revisions of the ICD and DSM diagnostic systems have led to increased interest in evaluation of diagnostic criteria. This report focuses on the DSM-IV requirement that episodes of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) must persist for at least 6 months. Community epidemiological data are used to study the implications of changing this requirement in the range 1-12 months fo...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Version IV Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), published by the American Psychiatric Association in 1994 (revision in 2000), defines Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a disorder characterized by qualitative impairments in social interaction, with varying degrees of difficulties in communication and marked repetitive behaviors or restricted inte...