Wolf, I need your assistance...
 

No, not like that, things aren't bad enough yet, wait for it.

I'm trying to find an electronic version of the DSM or a place where they describe the submission guidelines for new disorders.

Any ideas?

http://www.psychologynet.org/dsm.html

DSM IV Codes and descriptions listed by both number and alphabetically?

I already tried that and it gives me a dead link.

That's odd...it takes me to the codes listing (well, the alphabetical one, anyway...I didn't try the Numerical Codes link).

Okay, do you need just a listing of diagnoses and codes, or do you need the diagnostic criteria for each?

As far as the submission process ... I haven't seen my full size DSM-IV (aka "The Big Book of Crazy") since I took Psychopathology in grad school. I keep the "desk reference" (a wirebound mini version that has all the criteria and the codes, but leaves out a lot of the extraneous information). I also have the DSM-IV Casebook, which gives you a case presentation and then you have to figure out the diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

I checked the desk reference and it doesn't discuss the submission criteria. I kinda remember reading about it in the full size edition at one point. If I can't find mine I can check it at work tomorrow.

well, this was easier than I thought ... DSM-V "prelude".

Apparently the American Psychiatric Association does not take kindly to people sharing the information in the DSM-IV unless they spend $83.50 plus S&H for the book ...

Do they offer it on disk?

Probably. I didn't check. I'm old fashioned and tend to like my books as books.

They compliment each other well. Use the electronic to do searches and to prepare lists of documents and then read it in the book when you're away from the PC.