A new edition of the most widely used psychiatric guide to mental disorders — “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” — was released this past weekend in San Francisco at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. The manual has a big impact on public health, including what insurance companies will cover, the drugs that regulators will approve, and even which children will receive special education services. But critics say that the manual is outdated and question the validity of several new diagnoses. »
Source: Forum – Science