The DSM-5 is used worldwide to diagnose mental disorders but does not include treatment guidelines. The DSM-5 categorizes 298 mental disorders based on specific criteria like behavior and emotional ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5), publishing in late May 2013, represents years of research, debate, and field testing. Often called the “bible of psychiatry,” the DSM-5 includes almost ...

The DSM is used by mental health professionals to help standardize the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental ...

It means something to put a word to the feeling, to the experience. It carries weight to be able to say, “I have ____” or “I am ____.” It opens doors to treatments and medications and plans. But what ...

Mental health professionals use specific criteria to identify anxiety disorders. Learn how the DSM guides the diagnostic process and why it matters for your care. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing series about the ...

LOS ANGELES — Exploratory plans for a new iteration of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) were presented publicly for the first time at American Psychiatry Association ...