The DSM-5 and Bipolar - A New Series

As most of you know, in May this year, the American Psychiatric Association will publish a new edition to its psychiatric bible - the DSM. The DSM-5, which will supersede the current DSM-IV, represents the first significant update of the DSM in nearly two decades. Unfortunately, this hardly translates to better information based on what we have learned about mental illness over 20 years. Much less will the new version better assist clinicians in...

Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - January 14, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: John McManamy Source Type: blogs