How to use DSM & Schema.org?

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Does anyone know what I would set as the value for the "content" attribute if I'm utilizing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?

  <span itemprop="code" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalCode">
    <meta itemprop="code" content="305.90"/>
    <meta itemprop="codingSystem" content="_______"/>
  </span>

Might the codingSystem content value be "DSM-IV", "DSM-4", "DSM4" or "DSM-4"?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '15 at 13:30

Schema.org doesn’t restrict how the value for the codingSystem property should be specified (apart from the recommendation that the value should be Text).

You should use the name/abbreviation that is most widely known. Wikipedia lists it as "DSM-IV", so unless you know better, go with this.

I don’t know anything about this domain, but I think codeValue (which expects Text) is more appropriate than code (which expects another MedicalCode item):

<span itemprop="code" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalCode">
  <meta itemprop="codeValue" content="305.90" />
  <meta itemprop="codingSystem" content="DSM-4" />
</span>

How to use DSM & Schema.org?

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