national institute of mental health & neuro sciences
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS; (Hindi: राष्‍ट्रीय मानसिक स्वास्थ्य एवं तंत्रिका विज्ञान संस्थान) is a medical institution located in Bangalore, India. Established in 1925, NIMHANS, the apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education in the country, operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[4]
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders The DSM is now in its fifth edition, the DSM-5, published on May 18, 2013. The DSM evolved from systems for collecting census and psychiatric hospital statistics, and from a United States Army manual. Revisions since its first publication in 1952 have incrementally added to the total number of mental disorders, although also removing those no longer considered to be mental disorders.