Mixed Depressions and the DSM - Big Problem

This is the third in our discussion of psychiatry’s diagnostic bible, the DSM. In May this year, an updated edition - the DSM-5 - will replace the current DSM-IV, which has been the last word since 1994. How influential is the DSM? In response to last week’s piece, Psychiatric Incompetence and the DSM, Tabby, who works in a clinic, reports that the manual is regularly consulted by the therapists and psychiatrist who work there. When...

Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - January 27, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: John McManamy Source Type: blogs