Chapter 13. DSM-IV and Psychiatric Epidemiology

  1. Ming T. Tsuang2,3,
  2. Mauricio Tohen4,5
  1. Michael B. First

Published Online: 22 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471234311.ch13

Book Title

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

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How to Cite

First, M. B. (2003) DSM-IV and Psychiatric Epidemiology, in Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition (eds M. T. Tsuang and M. Tohen), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234311.ch13

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 3

    Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  3. 4

    Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA

  4. 5

    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02184, USA

Author Information

  1. New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 23 AUG 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471409748

Online ISBN: 9780471234319

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Keywords:

  • DSM-IV;
  • psychiatric epidemiology;
  • historical background;
  • impact of DSM-IV on epidemiological studies

Summary

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the ways in which the DSM-IV classification may impact on the methods and results of epidemiological studies. The authors first review the historical background behind the development of the DSM-IV classification and then describe its impact on psychiatric epidemiology.

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