What is the APA Format for DSM IV?

The American Psychological Association produces and updates guidelines for writing research papers. The American Psychiatric Association publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition. DSM-IV, a reference book for mental illnesses, is widely consulted by clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, scholars and health care professionals. The two organizations go by the abbreviation "APA," but are two separate entities. The American Psychological Association's style guide requires the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR cited in a particular way.
  1. In-Text Citation

    • When writing a paper, treat the American Psychiatric Association as the institutional author of the DSM-IV. So, the in-text citation should be similar to those for other books.

      For example:

      The American Psychiatric Association notes that, "Delusions are firmly held erroneous beliefs due to distortions or exaggerations of reasoning and/or misinterpretations of perceptions or experiences" (1994).

      When paraphrasing, it should look like this example:

      Delusions resort from exaggerated perceptions and distorting thinking (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).

    Reference List Citation

    • When writing out the reference listing, it should look like this:

      American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th Edition). Washington, DC: Author.

      The very last word of the citation has to be "author." This word is used this way when an institutional author and a publisher are one and the same.

    DSM-IV-TR

    • In 2000, the American Psychiatric Association issued a revised version of the DSM-IV called the DSM-IV-TR. The "TR" stands for "text revision." This is actually the most current edition of the manual. The rule for in-text citation does not change in terms of using parenthetical marks. However, the DSM-IV-TR is entered into a reference list slightly differently:

      American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (Revised 4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author

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