Feighner criteria
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The Feighner criteria are a set of empirically derived, operational diagnostic criteria for major psychiatric disorders that helped establish modern, research-based psychiatric classification.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Research Diagnostic Criteria | 2 |
| Diagnostic criteria for use in psychiatric research | 1 |
| Feighner criteria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8408983 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feighner criteria Context triple: [DSM-III, influencedBy, Feighner criteria]
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DSM-III-R
DSM-III-R is a revised edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual that updated and refined the diagnostic criteria for mental disorders in the late 1980s.
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DSM-III
DSM-III is the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which revolutionized psychiatric diagnosis by introducing more standardized, symptom-based criteria and a multiaxial system.
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C.
DSM-5
DSM-5 is the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, serving as the primary reference for the classification and diagnosis of mental disorders.
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D.
DSM-IV
DSM-IV is the fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which provided standardized criteria for classifying mental health conditions.
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E.
DSM
The DSM is a high-level United States Army military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feighner criteria Target entity description: The Feighner criteria are a set of empirically derived, operational diagnostic criteria for major psychiatric disorders that helped establish modern, research-based psychiatric classification.
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A.
DSM-III-R
DSM-III-R is a revised edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual that updated and refined the diagnostic criteria for mental disorders in the late 1980s.
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B.
DSM-III
DSM-III is the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which revolutionized psychiatric diagnosis by introducing more standardized, symptom-based criteria and a multiaxial system.
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C.
DSM-5
DSM-5 is the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, serving as the primary reference for the classification and diagnosis of mental disorders.
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D.
DSM-IV
DSM-IV is the fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which provided standardized criteria for classifying mental health conditions.
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E.
DSM
The DSM is a high-level United States Army military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical medical guideline
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psychiatric diagnostic criteria ⓘ research diagnostic criteria ⓘ |
| appliesTo | major psychiatric disorders ⓘ |
| basedOn | empirical research ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of modern psychiatric classification
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improved inter-rater reliability in psychiatric research ⓘ shift toward evidence-based diagnosis in psychiatry ⓘ |
| developedAt |
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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linked to:
Washington University in St. Louis
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| developedBy |
Eli Robins
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George Winokur ⓘ John P. Feighner ⓘ Samuel B. Guze ⓘ |
| field |
psychiatry
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psychopathology ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Diagnostic criteria for use in psychiatric research
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linked to:
Feighner criteria
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| hasCharacteristic |
explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria
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operational diagnostic criteria ⓘ requirement for family history data ⓘ requirement for follow-up data ⓘ specified duration of illness ⓘ specified severity requirements ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
improve diagnostic reliability
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provide operational definitions of psychiatric syndromes ⓘ standardize psychiatric diagnosis for research ⓘ |
| includesCategory |
alcoholism
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anorexia nervosa ⓘ antisocial personality ⓘ anxiety neurosis ⓘ drug dependence ⓘ hypochondriasis ⓘ hysteria ⓘ obsessive-compulsive neurosis ⓘ primary affective disorders ⓘ schizophrenia ⓘ sociopathy ⓘ |
| influenced |
DSM-III
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ICD psychiatric classifications ⓘ Research Diagnostic Criteria ⓘ
linked to:
Feighner criteria
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| language | English ⓘ |
| methodologicalApproach |
operationalization of clinical syndromes
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use of family history to validate diagnoses ⓘ use of follow-up outcome data to validate diagnoses ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John P. Feighner ⓘ |
| preceded |
DSM-III operational criteria
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linked to:
DSM-III
Research Diagnostic Criteria ⓘ
linked to:
Feighner criteria
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| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Archives of General Psychiatry
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linked to:
Archives of General Psychiatry (historical)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Feighner criteria Description of subject: The Feighner criteria are a set of empirically derived, operational diagnostic criteria for major psychiatric disorders that helped establish modern, research-based psychiatric classification.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Feighner criteria
linked to: Feighner criteria
linked to: Feighner criteria