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What Is the DSM, And Why Do We Need It?

DSM

I recently attended the 166th annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in San Francisco.  The 5th version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), the DSM-5, was officially released at this meeting.  Earlier…

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PTSD and the DSM

PTSD and the DSM

     Recently it has become fashionable to criticize the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) as psychiatry is about to switch over from DSM-4 to DSM-5.  Certainly the DSM has its limitations, but these are the limitations of…

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