DSM-5 has been restructured to consist of three sections in addition to the Preface, Classification of Coding, and Appendix. The new manual has removed the multiaxial organization (Axes I-V) of ...

The American Psychiatric Association’s board of trustees has approved the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as the DSM-5. The association’s diagnostic ...

The DSM manual consists of descriptions, symptoms, and other principles that help clinicians to diagnose and classify psychological disorders. Apart from the classification of content, DSM-5 also ...

In DSM-5, binge eating disorder graduated from DSM-IV's Appendix B -- Criteria Sets and Axes Provided for Further Study -- to an official diagnosis in the new manual's Section 2. DSM-IV recognized ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5), publishing in late May 2013, represents years of research, debate, and field testing. Often called the “bible of psychiatry,” the DSM-5 includes almost ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a tool used by healthcare professionals to diagnose, classify, and understand mental health conditions. The DSM standardizes criteria ...