2. Chapter 1: Introduction and Historical Overview
Defining Mental Disorders
Comprehensive definitions are multidimensional
DSM-5 includes a comprehensive definition

3. Components of a Comprehensive Definition
4 General Components
Distress
The condition causes the individual distress
Disability
The condition impairs functioning in some important area(s) of life
Dysfunction
Behavioral, psychological, and/or biological systems are impaired
Deviation
Condition causes behavior that violates the norms of a society/culture

4. Comparison to DSM-5 Definition
The disorder occurs within the individual.
It involves clinically significant difficulties in thinking, feeling, or behaving.
It involves dysfunction in processes that support mental functioning.
It is not a culturally specific reaction to an event (e.g., death of a loved one).
It is not primarily a result of social deviance or conflict with society.