The DSM storyDSM-I Published in 1952 Directed by William C. Menninger, a psychiatrist and brigadier general.
The focus was on treatment of soldiers. Listed 106 disorders.
DSM-II 1968 Listed 182 disorders.
Many conditions were seen as abnormal reactions to life situations.
A revision, in 1974, dropped homosexuality as a disorder.
DSM-III 1980 Terms were made consistent with disorders classified by the World Health Organization.
Swelled to 494 pages, with 265 diagnostic categories.
Formalized the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
DSM-IV 1994 Only symptoms that caused clinically significant distress or impairments in functioning were included.
Broadened the descriptions of autistic disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.