DSM5 in Distress

The DSM's impact on mental health practice and research.
by Allen Frances, M.D.

DSM 5 Against Everyone Else

By Allen J. Frances, M.D. on November 1, 2011 in DSM5 in Distress

An editorial by the Society Of Biological Psychiatry wondered whether DSM 5 was necessary at all. Read More

to combine all of the DSM & ICD in one version

Submitted by dr.moustafa hassan - clinical psychologist on November 3, 2011 - 2:58am.

Why not combine all of the DSM & ICD in one version under the auspices of the World Health Organization, in order to unify the language spoken by all specialists in the field of mental health in all parts of the world. Thereby achieving greater connectivity to diagnosis of mental disorders and thus treated.

Best Regards

dr.moustafa hassan
Egyptian Clinical Psychologist

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Allen Frances, M.D., was chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and is currently professor emeritus at Duke.

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