Saturday, December 1, 2012: APA Board of Trustees Approves DSM-5
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DSM5 will be published in May 2013.
Here are the Key decisions made by the Board of Trustees
• Overall Substantive Changes
o Chapter order
o Removal of multiaxial system
• Section 2 Disorders
o Autism spectrum disorder
o Binge eating disorder
o Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
o Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder
o Hoarding disorder
o Pedophilic disorder
o Personality disorders
o Posttraumatic stress disorder
o Removal of bereavement exclusion
o Specific learning disorders
o Substance use disorder
• Section 3 Disorders
o Attenuated psychosis syndrome
o Internet use gaming disorder
o Nonsuicidal self-injury
o Suicidal behavioral disorder
• Disorders Not Accepted for Sections 2 or 3
o Anxious depression
o Hypersexual disorder
o Parental alienation syndrome
o Sensory processing disorder
For further comments check the post of Mind Hacks
