title: Consumers' attitudes toward DSM-III and DSM-III-R: a 1989 survey of psychiatric educators, researchers, practitioners, and senior residents.
abstract: To understand how DSM-III and DSM-III-R are used and perceived by educators, researchers, practitioners, and trainees, in the spring of 1989 we surveyed all US psychiatric residency training directors (N = 197), 337 active psychiatrist researchers, a nationwide random sample of 952 practicing psychiatrists, and all PGY-3 and -4 residents. We describe the factors influencing the use of DSM-III and DSM-III-R and the perceptions of strengths and weaknesses of the DSMs from various perspectives (training, research, and practice). A modest increase in the acceptance of the DSM system was noted in comparing the results from the current survey and a similar 1984 survey about DSM-III. The implications of these findings for the development of DSM-IV are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, IL 60064.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Jampala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Sierles
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D012106:Research