APA 2012 DSM-5 Field Trials Generate Mixed Results Results from the DSM-5 field trials are in, and preliminary analysis found the reliability of the new diagnostic criteria to be very good regarding ...

Although self-harm is not formally classified as an addiction in the DSM-5-TR, some experts argue that it can manifest as a behavioral addiction due to its effects on the brain’s reward system.

Kupfer and McNulty wrote that their upcoming field trials will include use of multi-dimensional assessments to see whether they help gauge if and how patients are improving. But consider this: They ...

The diagnostic manual known as "the Bible of psychiatry" is about to get a major overhaul. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) puts out the tome known in the field as the DSM-5. That stands for ...

SAN FRANCISCO — After more than a decade of development and more than 2 years of frequently searing controversy, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) ...

The newly revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association—DSM 5—has just been released at the Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco. Not since the critics ...

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. The fifth edition of the ...

DSM-5 leaders fail to reassure about lack of science, openness, and harm This essay is the second and last part of a description of the June 8, 2011, letter sent by DSM-5 heads David Kupfer and James ...