Which edition of the DSM did antisocial personality disorder first appear in?

Question by LadyInRed: Which edition of the DSM did antisocial personality disorder first appear in?
I know it was in DSM-III, but what about earlier ones?


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Answer by nad
Prior to the DSM-III, ASPD was split into a lot of distinct other disorders depending on the school of although at the time. It has moved from Psychopaths to Sociopaths..etc....attempting to give reason for this behavior...
1 criticism of the DSM-III criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder was that they put too significantly emphasis on overt antisocial acts that may well result in legal difficulties or SOCIALLY unacceptable behaviors and not enough on the psychological functions of the disorder, such as absence of guilt feelings, loyalty to other people, and empathy.
A lot of investigation such as fMRI imaging studies indicate lack of these psychological functions. Almost a total neutrality to the emotion of other people etc etc...

So, the DSM-III, as far as I know, was the first to classify it as a distinct disorder seperate from other disorders (despite the fact that there is high comorbidity with other AXIS I and AXIS II disorders). The DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR supply a significantly greater understanding of ASPD.

If I may suggest a extremely renowned book on ASPD....it is called "The Mask of Sanity" published in 1955 by Cleckley, and is a really well written and fascinating book that actually sparked significantly of the modern interest in the disorder..

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