DSM-5, the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, is due to be published soon. This is the book used to diagnose mental disorders, including autism. The new version makes some changes ...

There has been a heated controversy about the DSM-5 proposal to redefine autism. Will its dramatic changes in definition result in dramatic changes in who gets diagnosed and will this cause a big ...

Do the DSM-5 Criteria Hold Up? Medscape: Can you summarize and speak to the somewhat controversial new DSM-5 autism criteria? Dr. Grodberg: The DSM-5 revisions collapse the DSM-IV TR subtypes of ...

The American Psychiatric Association’s DSM Steering Committee has proposed clarifying how severity specifiers are applied to autism spectrum disorder in the DSM-5-TR, recommending separate coding for ...

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. The fifth edition of the ...

It's been just over a year since the American Psychiatric Association released the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and new research shows that ...

The DSM-5-TR remains the gold standard for classifying mental disorders, with updates that reflect new science, cultural awareness, and improved coding. Changes include the addition of prolonged grief ...

It may seem counter-intuitive that there would be any difference between these, and yet, the distinction, to many in the autism spectrum community including me, is actually quite significant. Autism ...