Am J Psychiatry 1993; 150:1884-1885
Copyright © 1993 by American Psychiatric Association
Religious content in the DSM-III-R glossary of technical terms
DB Larson, SB Thielman, MA Greenwold, JS Lyons, SG Post, KA Sherrill, GG Wood and SS Larson
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
The authors reviewed Appendix C of DSM-III-R, Glossary of Technical Terms,
for its references to religion. Religion was referred to more frequently in
this glossary than it is in psychiatric research. The authors conclude that
although the Glossary uses religion in constructive or cautionary
reminders, the high rate of illustrative case examples of psychopathology
that involve religion in the Glossary indicates cultural insensitivity in
interpreting religion.
