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FILTER RESULTS ►The Role of Biological Tests in Psychiatry
The American Psychiatric Association, the National Institute Of Mental Health, and the British Psychological Society have all taken their eye off the ball. The potential for exciting neuroscience findings in the future should not distract us from taking much better care of our patients now. read more
Attention, everyone
AFTER nearly two decades, the new DSM has arrived. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a 947-page guide to ailments of the mind. Published on May 22nd by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), it lists specific symptoms to be attributed to this disorder or that. Show More Summary
The book of suffering
OUR correspondents discuss the controversy surrounding the latest diagnostic manual from the American Psychiatric Association
Gay Man Appointed Head Of APA
In move that will surely inflame the religious right, the American Psychiatric Association has appointed an openly gay man as its new CEO. Dr. Saul Levin, who last year became the first openly gay head of the D.C. Department of Health, was named on May 15 as the new chief executive officer and medical director of the American Psychiatric Association. Show More Summary
Mind: The D.S.M.-5 as a Guide, not a ‘Bible’
The American Psychiatric Association’s official manual of mental disorders, newly revised, may not be ideal, but it offers clinicians a common language.
Live-Blogging the 2013 APA Annual Meeting: Sunday
For the next few days, I'll be blogging what I see and learn at the 2013 American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting. Here's my report from day one. read more
Safeminds: Impact of the DSM-5 Criteria for ASD – Community Update - May 2013
By Katie Weisman, for the SafeMinds Research Committee Introduction This month, the American Psychiatric Association will publish the latest edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual – the DSM-5. The manual contains significant changes to the diagnostic criteria for individuals...
The DSM System: How it Really Works
The current stand-off between the American Psychiatric Association, that sponsors the DSM series, and the National Institute of Mental Health, that sponsors scientific psychiatry, is like two ships passing in the night. read more
Forest Laboratories, Inc. to Present Data from Cariprazine and Levomilnacipran Phase 3 Trials at Ame
Forest Laboratories, Inc. to Present Data from Cariprazine and Levomilnacipran Phase 3 Trials at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Forest Laboratories, Inc. ( NYS: FRX ), today announced it will...Show More Summary
Courtroom use of mental illness manual often debated
Behavioral addictions could be considered bona fide illnesses under the American Psychiatric Association’s new manual for mental disorders, prompting criticism from some pundits. “You see, I'm addicted to bling, so I just had to knock over the jewelry store,” quipped Kent Scheidegger on his Crime and Consequences blog as a possible excuse a suspect might [...]
An Easier PTSD Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could get easier following the upcoming annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association where the group’s fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) is slated to be released in San Francisco. Show More Summary
'Appreciable Correspondence' Between DSM-IV And DSM-5 Alternative Model For Personality Disorder Diagnoses
A new "alternative model" included in the upcoming Fifth Edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM -5) lines up well with the current approach to diagnosis of personality disorder, according to a study in the May Journal of Psychiatric Practice. Show More Summary
Alternative model for personality disorders in upcoming DSM-5 endorsed
Philadelphia, Pa. (May 10, 2013) – A new "alternative model" included in the upcoming Fifth Edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, lines up well with the current approach to diagnosis of personality disorder, according to a study in the May Journal of Psychiatric Practice. read more
Study Supports Alternative Model for Personality Disorders in Upcoming DSM-5
A new "alternative model" included in the upcoming Fifth Edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM -5) lines up well with the current approach to diagnosis of personality disorder, according to a study in the May Journal of Psychiatric Practice. Show More Summary
Experts Say 'Psychiatry's Guide Is Out of Touch With Science.' What Science?
With the fifth edition of the American
Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM-5) scheduled to be published later
his month, a
story in today's New York Times quotes experts
who think "Psychiatry's Guide Is Out of Touch With Science" (as the
headline puts it). Show More Summary
National Institute For Mental Health Abandons DSM Just As American Psychiatric Association Prepares Massive Update
The American Psychiatric Association's infamous DSM or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is often called "the Bible" of classifications for mental illnesses, but it's perhaps almost as famous for its problems than for any usefulness. Show More Summary
NIMH Will Drop Widely Used Psychiatry Manual
NIMH director says the DSM lacks biological validity in its diagnoses: “Patients with mental disorders deserve better.” Just weeks before the American Psychiatric Association is expected to publish its new addition of the DiagnosticShow More Summary
Government Mental Health Group Ditches Controversial Diagnosis Guide
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), has been around in one form or another since the 1950s. It contains standardized definitions and a common language for the treatment of mental disorders, and it’s set to release its fifth edition — the first updated [...]
Changes To Autism Diagnosis: Benefits And Challenges Ahead
Next month, the American Psychiatric Association will release its new edition of the psychiatry diagnostic "bible" of mental disorders. The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will have a strong impact on how clinicians diagnose many mental health conditions, including autism...
Tom McNichol: Crazy on You
DSM-V, the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is due for publication in May. Here's a sneak preview of some new mental disorder categories.
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