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DSM-III

DSM-III proper noun: the revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980.

Proper noun

DSM-III

  1. The revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980.

Questions about DSM-III

What does DSM-III mean?
DSM-III means the revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980.
What part of speech is DSM-III?
DSM-III is a proper noun.

Words near DSM-III in the dictionary

  1. DSLs
  2. DSM
  3. DSM-5
  4. DSM-I
  5. DSM-II
  6. DSM-III
  7. DSM-III-R
  8. DSM-IV
  9. DSM-IV-TR
  10. DSMB
  11. DSMBs

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