APA – Oregon Mental Health Archive

DSM-5 launch marked by psychiatrists sparring in print, protesters gathering out front

May 24, 2013

By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, May 23, 2013 A rising controversy over the DSM-5, the new edition of the so-called Bible of psychiatry, heated up to a flashpoint last weekend as the book was launched at the 166th annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Criticism of the new psychiatric manual has issued […]

DSM-V Draft Open for Public Comment

February 13, 2010

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On Feb. 10, the American Psychiatric Association released proposed diagnostic criteria for a revised version of the “psychiatric bible,” the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and is now accepting public comments on the draft. APA President Alan Schatzberg, MD says the revision is “by no means final” at this point. The DSM classifies […]