Year in Review: More Bumps in Road to DSM-V
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today
Published: December 26, 2010
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/DSM-5/24046As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with an analysis of the impact of the original report, as well as subsequent news generated by the initial publication. Here's what's happened on the DSM-5 front since we published the first 2010 piece on the topic.
Publication of the draft DSM-5 -- which, when finalized, will be the first full revision of the "psychiatrist's bible" in nearly 20 years -- prompted both shouts of joy and howls of protest, with the eventual outcome still in doubt.
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Year in Review: Sea Change Ahead for Diagnostic Manual
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today
Published: December 26, 2010
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/DSM-5/24045Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2010. The draft revision of the psychiatric profession's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, was one of the compelling topics that made headlines during the year and here, again, is the original article, first published on Feb. 10, 2010. In a companion article, you'll find out what's happened since.
Substantial changes are in the offing for the "psychiatrist's bible," the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, according to a draft of the forthcoming fifth edition.
