How do I cite the DSM-5?
Answer
Entry from the DSM-5
APA Format
Print version
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.
Online version
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
MLA Format
Print version
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013.
Online version
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.
If you are citing a specific entry you will need details on that entry as well. Individual chapters and other parts of DSM-5 have been assigned DOIs. There are two ways you might possibly reference an individual entry:
APA Format
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Avoidant personality disorder. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
Text citation: (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
MLA Format
"Avoidant personality disorder." Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed, American Psychiatric Association, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
Text citation: (American Psychiatric Association)