D.S.M.
abbreviation
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
D.S.M.
Americanabbreviation
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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Doctor of Sacred Music.
DSM
British
abbreviation
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These changes could be reflected in future revisions of the D.S.M., and it may not make sense to rename the disorder before this happens.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
The criteria for depression are being reviewed by the American Psychiatry Association, which is finishing work on the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or D.S.M., the first since 1994.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2012
But “the bad news,” he added, “is that the scientific status of the main diseases in previous editions of the D.S.M. — the keystones of the vault of psychiatry — is fragile.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2010
As a member of the training section of Pershing's G.H.Q. he became the second youngest brigadier general in France at 35, won the D.S.M. for his coordination of artillery fire and infantry combat.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was sure the star turn, that Pridmore, and I was glad to read the other day that they had given him the D.S.M.
From Sea-Hounds by Lewis R. Freeman
Compared with chemical dependencies, which have been well understood since before the first DSM was compiled in 1952, the framework for describing so-called behavioral addictions is extremely new, he and others said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Making the legal leap without a DSM diagnosis is even harder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The transaction is expected to be completed at the end of 2026, DSM said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Mike Richardson, the 66-year-old founder and owner of DSM, says he had tried to incorporate "nature" as much as possible into his data centre at a former RAF base just off the A1 near Peterborough.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
First of all there’s the DSM, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which lists every kind of psychological disorder known to man—that’s fun reading.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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