medpagetoday.com – By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today
Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2010. The draft revision of the psychiatric profession’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, was one of the compelling topics that made headlines during the year and here, again, is the original article, first published on Feb. 10, 2010. In a companion article, you’ll find out what’s happened since.
Substantial changes are in the offing for the “psychiatrist’s bible,” the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, according to a draft of the forthcoming fifth edition.