The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, Text Revision, (DSM-5 TR, 2022) is the standard reference used by mental health professionals in the United States to diagnose all mental disorders recognized by the American Psychiatric Association. In addition to diagnostic criteria, the DSM-5 TR also defines the statistical prevalence, risk factors, differential diagnoses, and comorbidities for each disorder, allowing counselors to make informed decisions in clinical practice. It is worth noting that the diagnoses contained in the DSM-5 TR constitute at best a "description of how mental disorders are expressed and can be recognized", and so must always be applied according to the counselor's best professional judgement (APA, 2022, p. xxiii). But in any case, The DSM-5 TR is a critical text for counselors at every stage of their professional life, from students just beginning coursework to seasoned professionals with decades of experience--"a tool for clinicians, an essential educational resource for students and practitioners, and a reference for researchers in the field" (APA, 2022).
While the DSM-5 TR is intended to be an accessible guide for professionals in a wide variety of fields, from counselors to physicians to researchers to insurance claims adjusters, it remains a complex and rather daunting document, coming in at just under 1,400 pages long. In addition, despite the DSM-5-TR's admirable attempt at thoroughness, rigor, and scientific objectivity, the causes and clinical presentations of mental disorders remain as diverse and inaccessible as the minds they plague. Patterns of disordered thought and behavior can elude even the most thorough and nuanced of taxonomies, and the boundaries distinguishing separate disorders can be hazy and imperceptible in practice. To this end, the Richmont Libraries also attempt to provide a wide array interpretive literature--test questions, summaries, references, pocket guides--to enable students to more accurately apply the DSM-5-TR to their research and practice.
Because our understanding of mental illness is constantly changing, the DSM has undergone multiple editions and revisions over the years, with the most recent being the DSM-5 TR, published in 2022. All resources listed in the LibGuide refer to the DSM-5-TR (2022) and not to earlier editions of this text. Make sure to refer to the most recent edition of the DSM-5-TR when conducting research or clinical work.
Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-5-TR
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DSM-5-TR Insanely Simplified
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DSM-5-TR® Made Easy
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The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5-TR (R) Diagnostic Exam
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DSM-5-TR (R) Self-Exam Questions
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DSM-5-TR (R) Clinical Cases
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DSM-5-TR® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis
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DSM-5-TR® Pocket Guide for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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Psychopathology and Psychotherapy
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Learning DSM-5-TR By Case Example
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Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of Dsm-5-Tr Personality Disorders
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To cite the entire DSM-5-TR in the body of your paper, follow the basic format for citing books established by the APA 7.
In your references, the DSM-5-TR will follow the Author-Date-Title-Publisher-URL format for citing books and articles:
Reference Page:
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787
1st Parenthetical Citation:
Social anxiety disorder may take many forms and manifest a wide and often confusing array of symptoms, but its essential feature is "a marked, or intense, fear or anxiety of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others" (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2022, p. 230).
Subsequent Parenthetical Citations:
Most children outgrow nocturnal enuresis by the time they are 18-years-old, though it can persist well into adulthood for people who suffer from sleep arousal disorders, developmental delays, untreated medical conditions, or severe stress or anxiety (APA, 2022).
1st Narrative Citation:
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) (2022) notes that opioid use disorder is among the most deadly and most difficult to treat of all addictive disorders, responsible for over 400,000 deaths in the United States since 1999.
Subsequent Narrative Citations:
The APA (2022) states that, unlike with anorexia nervosa, people who suffer from bulimia and other voiding disorders tend to fall "within the normal weight or overweight range (body mass index [BMI≥18.5 and <30)" (p. 389).
Introducing Acronyms:
Make sure to introduce any acronyms first by spelling out the author's name accompanied by the acronym in parentheses, or square brackets for a parenthetical citation:
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) defines bipolar disorder as . . .
Borderline personality disorder tends to be more prevalent among women than men (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2022).
