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American Psychiatric Association and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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Difference between American Psychiatric Association and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

American Psychiatric Association vs. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders.

Similarities between American Psychiatric Association and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

American Psychiatric Association and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anti-psychiatry, Asperger syndrome, Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane, Autism spectrum, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Gay Liberation Front, Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist), Steven Sharfstein.

Anti-psychiatry

Anti-psychiatry is a movement based on the view that psychiatric treatment is often more damaging than helpful to patients.

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Asperger syndrome

Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a developmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.

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Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane

The Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane, also known as The Superintendents' Association, was organized in Philadelphia in October, 1844 at a meeting of 13 superintendents, making it the first professional medical specialty organization in the U.S. The objectives of the Association were “to communicate their experiences to each other, cooperate in collecting statistical information relating to insanity, and assist each other in improving the treatment of the insane.” The name of the organization was changed in 1892 to The American Medico-Psychological Association to allow assistant physicians working in mental hospitals to become members.

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Autism spectrum

Autism spectrum, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders.

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Gay Liberation Front

The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was the name of a number of gay liberation groups, the first of which was formed in New York City in 1969, immediately after the Stonewall riots, in which police clashed with gay demonstrators.

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Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist)

Robert Leopold Spitzer (May 22, 1932 – December 25, 2015) was a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City.

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Steven Sharfstein

Steven Samuel "Steve" Sharfstein (born July 2, 1942) is an American psychiatrist.

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American Psychiatric Association and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Comparison

American Psychiatric Association has 80 relations, while Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has 183. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 3.04% = 8 / (80 + 183).

References

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