DSM-II
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DSM-II is the second edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, reflecting mid-20th-century psychiatric classifications prior to the major revisions introduced in DSM-III.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| DSM-II canonical | 2 |
| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Second Edition | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8408965 — 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: DSM-II Context triple: [DSM-III, predecessor, DSM-II]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
DSM
DSM is an IBM tool for monitoring, administering, and tuning Db2 database environments through a web-based interface.
- 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: DSM-II Target entity description: DSM-II is the second edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, reflecting mid-20th-century psychiatric classifications prior to the major revisions introduced in DSM-III.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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diagnostic manual ⓘ edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DSM-II ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a standard system for the classification of mental disorders ⓘ |
| author | American Psychiatric Association ⓘ |
| basisOfClassification | psychoanalytic and psychodynamic concepts ⓘ |
| change | 1973–1974 removal of homosexuality as a mental disorder ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | descriptive, non-etiological classification of mental disorders ⓘ |
| containsCategory |
behavior disorders of childhood and adolescence
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neuroses ⓘ personality disorders ⓘ psychoses ⓘ sexual deviations ⓘ transient situational personality disorders ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | DSM-III’s operational, research-based diagnostic criteria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| editionNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| field |
clinical psychology
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mental health ⓘ |
| followedBy | DSM-III ⓘ |
| follows | DSM-I ⓘ |
| hasLCClassification | RC455 .A5 1968 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 108853 ⓘ |
| influenced | psychiatric practice in the United States in the 1970s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
DSM-I
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psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | 1980 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
broad and often vague diagnostic categories
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inclusion of homosexuality as a mental disorder ⓘ lack of explicit operational diagnostic criteria ⓘ reflecting mid-20th-century psychiatric nosology ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | 134 ⓘ |
| organizationResponsible | American Psychiatric Association Committee on Nomenclature and Statistics ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| precededBy | DSM-I ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | American Psychiatric Association ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | DSM-III in 1980 ⓘ |
| revisedBy | seventh printing 1974 ⓘ |
| subject |
mental disorders
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psychiatric classification ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ |
| title |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Second Edition
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linked to:
DSM-II
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| usedIn |
clinical diagnosis of mental disorders
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mental health services administration ⓘ psychiatric research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DSM-II Description of subject: DSM-II is the second edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, reflecting mid-20th-century psychiatric classifications prior to the major revisions introduced in DSM-III.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Nomenclature and Statistics
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notableWork
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Second Edition
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linked to: DSM-II
linked to: DSM-II