Es wird seit 1952 von der American Psychiatric Association (APA, deutsch: "amerikanische psychiatrische Gesellschaft") in den USA herausgegeben. ###>The Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane was formed in 1844, changing its name in 1892 to the American Medico-Psychological Association, and in 1921 to the present American Psychiatric Association (APA).