Structural changes in DSM-5: the beginning of a transformation?

• Published in: Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie Vol. 56; no. 3; p. 152
• Main Authors: van Amelsvoort, T A M J, Van Den Eede, F, Goethals, K, van Marle, H J C, Beekman, A J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Dutch
• Published: Netherlands 2014
• Subjects: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Humans; Mental Disorders - classification; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Psychometrics; Severity of Illness Index

The dsm-5 received both praise and criticism following its publication in May 2013. Some blamed the dsm classification system for the unsatisfactory diagnostic system within psychiatry. Over the last 30 years or so there have been no major breakthroughs in our field and there has been no reduction i...