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DSM-III and the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

In order to achieve more understanding of the diagnosis of schizophrenia, particularly as it relates to DSM-III, a historical review of influential diagnostic systems is undertaken. A conclusion is reached, that, regarding the diagnosis of schizophrenia, DSM-III provides diagnostic criteria that are simply arbitrary and of no more use than a number of other systems.

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