The recognized grouping of mental disorders into diagnostic categories. The grouping is catalogued in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Also referred to as psychiatric nosology.
PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION: "Psychiatric classification is constantly changing."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/psychiatric-classification/ (accessed January 30, 2023).