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First Printing, February 1980

Second Printing, May 1980

Diagnostic

and Statistical Manual

of Mental Disorders

(Third Edition)

Library of Congress Catalogue Number 79-055868

be reproduced in any form without permission

in writing from the American Psychiatric

Association, except by a reviewer who may

quote brief passages in a review to be

published in a journal, magazine, or news-

paper. Correspondence regarding copyright

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Public Affairs, American Psychiatric Associa-

tion, 1700 18th Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20009.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This manual was prepared with the help of many people. Special thanks are

given to the members of the Task Force on Nomenclature and Statistics, the

various Advisory Committees and Other Consultants, and the members of the

Assembly Liaison Task Force on DSM-III and the Board of Trustees Ad Hoc

Committee on DSM-III. In addition, the work of the Field Trial participants,

who are listed in Appendix F, is gratefully appreciated.

The following members of the American Psychiatric Association provided

valuable help in arriving at creative solutions to difficult problems at various

stages in the development of DSM-III: Drs. Alan A. Stone, President, and

Chair, Board of Trustees; Donald G. Langsley, President-elect, and Chair, Ref-

erence Committee; Lester Grinspoon, Chair, Council on Research and Develop-

ment; Edward J. Sachar, DSM-III liaison from Council on Research and

Development; Melvin Sabshin, Medical Director; and Henry H. Work, Deputy

Medical Director and DSM-III staff liaison.

Janet B. W. Williams, M.S.W., was invaluable in coordinating the Field

Trials, in working with members of the Advisory Committees preparing sections

of DSM-III, and in integrating the extensive critiques of draft versions in the

preparation of the final manual. Harriet Ayers's skill in keeping track of a volu-

minous correspondence and in typing revision after revision is deeply appre-

ciated.

A final word of thanks must be given to the many other participants in this

effort who have not received formal recognition, but who provided critiques and

suggestions that were helpful in the preparation of DSM-III.

Robert L. Spitzer, M.D.

Chairperson, Task Force on

Nomenclature and Statistics