The First Edition of the DSM Was Published Because

question 164

Multiple Choice

The first edition of the DSM was published because:

• A)American psychiatrists were left out of the development of the ICD
• B)American psychiatrists believed Americans experiences mental illness differently than Europeans
• C)The mental health disorders in the ICD was not widely accepted
• D)There was no mental health disorders in the ICD

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Definitions:

Deference

The respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or decision of another.

Private Trial

An ADR method in which a referee is selected and paid by the disputing parties to offer a legally binding judgment in a dispute.

Public Record

Documents or pieces of information that are not considered confidential and are available to the public.

Litigation

involves the process of taking legal action or resolving disputes in court between two or more parties.