New research has called into question the accuracy of new diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as outlined in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

The controversial revision to psychiatrists' "bible" of diagnostic criteria has finally arrived. The American Psychiatric Association released its fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The now familiar term "Asperger's disorder" is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding diagnosis called DMDD. But ...

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) ...

The DSM manual consists of descriptions, symptoms, and other principles that help clinicians to diagnose and classify psychological disorders. Apart from the classification of content, DSM-5 also ...

The release of a new medical text doesn’t normally generate the kind of fever-pitch anticipation of say, a new Harry Potter book or iPhone model. But the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

The changes to the DSM-5, the updated manual of psychiatric illnesses released earlier this month, include 15 new mental disorders. Psychiatrists and consumer advocates hope that the new range of ...