DSM-III and the College Mental Health Setting: The University of Massachusetts Experience.

Hersch, Jeffrey B.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1983-Jun

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DSM-III and the College Mental Health Setting: The University of Massachusetts Experience.

Hersch, Jeffrey B.; And Others

Journal of American College Health, v31 n6 p247-52 Jun 1983

A quality-assessment study was conducted at a university mental health service to review diagnostic practices, using the third edition of the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders." Diagnostic practices of the staff and problems with student record keeping are discussed. (Authors/PP)

Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Higher Education, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Disorders, Mental Health Clinics, Mental Health Programs, Program Evaluation, Psychiatric Services, Recordkeeping, School Health Services

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