Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. This new diagnosis identifies children experiencing persistent irritability and extreme changes in mood without bipolar disorder. This change addresses and ...

This letter refutes the “overdiagnosis” narrative, blaming the stimulant shortage on DEA regulatory failures, clinical constraints, and recognition of historical underdiagnosis. By concluding that ...

The ideal field test would study how the diagnostic manual will eventually perform under conditions most closely approximating its future everyday use. The goal is to avoid unpleasant surprises in ...

As I was preparing to write about the new diagnostic criteria proposed regarding the identification of autistic spectrum disorders, a front page New York Times article created a stir about them. The ...

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) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prolonged grief disorder will be included in the DSM-5-TR set to be released in March 2022. The APA said in a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Significant differences between the two instruments include the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) having three ...

About 60% of US physicians who served as panel and task force members for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) received more than $14 ...

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 ...

The authors of “Overdiagnosis of Adult ADHD Is Exacerbating the Stimulant Shortage” reply to a letter to the editor. Where we may differ is that we would like to see the DSM continue to evolve. The ...