1. (Tools) a piece of equipment for measuring the hardness of a material, in particular plastic or rubber. 2. (Units) the measurement of the hardness of a material, in particular plastic or rubber.
The DSM-5 was published on May 18, 2013, superseding the DSM-IV-TR, which was published in 2000.
The DSM 4th Edition (DSM-IV) was published in 1994, followed in 2000 by the DSM IV, Text Revision, or DSM-IV-TR. These editions include transvestic fetishism and gender identity disorder (GID) as disorders.