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When was OCD (OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER)entered into the DSM

There are 4 major editions of

There are 4 major editions of the DSM. The first two versions were much smaller books and were heavily influenced by Freud's theories. IN the DSM-I, OCD was called "Obsessive compulsive reaction." In the DSM-II, OCD was called "Obsessive compulsive neurosis."

It wasn't until the DSM-III in 1980, that science was more heavily used to inform the diagnostic categories. The mental field began to realize that they really didn't understand the causes of many diseases, so they tended to erase causes from the names and diagnostic criteria of many conditions. It was then that what we now understand as OCD was named and described. The definition only changed slightly in DSM-III-R (1987) and in DSM-IV (1994). It is not know what is in store for OCD in DSM-V, except it is likely that hoarding will be it's own separate category.

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Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D.
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