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) ...

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

My biggest concern regarding DSM 5 is that it will dramatically increase the rates of mental disorder and cheapen the currency of psychiatric diagnosis. The DSM 5 proposals do this two ways: 1) by ...

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

Revised ICD-10-CM codes for neurocognitive disorders are now in effect, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has announced The coding changes for major and mild neurocognitive disorders ...

An analysis of major depressive disorder, covering diagnostic criteria, prevalence statistics across demographics, and ...

Purging disorder is an eating disorder similar to anorexia or bulimia. Despite not having a separate entry in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), it's a ...