Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

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 ...

Seven in 10 DSM-5 panel members has financial ties to drug companies. March 13, 2012— -- Controversy continues to swell around the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

DSM revisions could see millions more Americans diagnosed with mental illness. Feb 10, 2012— -- Shyness, grief and eccentricity could suddenly become mental health disorders if the newest edition ...

LOS ANGELES — Exploratory plans for a new iteration of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) were presented publicly for the first time at American Psychiatry Association ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been the cornerstone of psychiatric diagnosis in the United States since its first edition in 1952. Initially developed to classify ...

Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals receiving the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of those symptoms.

School avoidance (also known as school refusal) is not a recognized mental health diagnosis in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM 5). 1 Yet extensive research on ...