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Answered By: Linda Kern Last Updated: Dec 12, 2016 Views: 114
Hello,
If you are confident that you can paraphrase the DSM criteria without altering the meaning, that's OK to do. You would have to include all relevant criteria in the paraphrase. Because it's a paraphrase and not a summary, I recommend you include the page numbers in the citation.
If you are concerned that the passage can't be paraphrased without altering the meaning, it's OK to quote. If the quote includes 40 or more words, use a block quote format:
Don't enclose a block quote in quotation marks. Start it on a new line and indent the text 1/2" on the left. Double space the text. Indent each new paragraph. Close with the citation, which, in this case, goes after the last period. (Author, year, pp. XX-XX)
See APA p. 171 for details on a block quote. See the APA Style Blog for the correct reference entry for the DSM.
Thanks for asking!
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