Is DSM-5 a Failure? Analyzing the Controversies Surrounding the Current American Mental Health Diagnostic Manual

• Published in: Psychiatric annals Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 161 - 169
• Main Authors: Mehdi, Syed Muhammad Ahsan, Meyers, Barnett, Devanand, D. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thorofare, NJ SLACK Incorporated 01.04.2022; Slack, Inc; SLACK INCORPORATED
• Subjects: Anxiety disorders; Autism; Behavior; Bipolar disorder; Classification; Diagnosis; Evaluation; Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc; Information management; Medical diagnosis; Medical personnel; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental illness; Neurobiology; Personality disorders; Psychiatrists; Psychiatry; Psychoanalysis; Psychotropic drugs; Schizophrenia; United States; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US

The goal of achieving a universally acceptable and empirically sound diagnostic manual in psychiatry remains an ongoing challenge. From the time of its production to the present day, DSM-5 has been criticized for its diagnostic criteria, timeline, scope, clinical and research utility, and scientific...