MedicineNet.com, June 3, 2015 Nearly 30 percent of Americans have a problem with alcohol at some point in their lives, ranging from binge drinking to full-blown alcoholism, but less than 20 percent are ever treated, a new study found. Alcohol use disorders are among the most common mental health problems worldwide and result in disability, […]
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 […]
By The Associated Press, in The Oregonian, May 15, 2013 In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one’s death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain “senior moments” are called “mild neurocognitive disorder.” Those changes are just some of the reasons […]
By Amanda Gardner, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 3, 2012 The long-awaited revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been approved, bringing with it a series of revisions, additions and subtractions to the tome that is considered the Bible of psychiatry. The revision, announced Saturday, has been more than […]
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