Perspective
Jun. 3, 2013
Mental disorder manual embraces subjectivity
The DSM-5 appears to be a major step backward when it comes to providing a basis for objectively identifying mental disorders and objectively quantifying psychological or psychiatric disability. By Bruce Leckart
The DSM-5 is the new official diagnostic and statistical manual of the American Psychiatric Association. It was published in May, and if accepted for use in medical-legal cases, it will have wide-ranging effects on attorneys, doctors, government agencies and insurance companies who will quickly discover they are dealing with a whole new and uncertain world.
Until last month, the official diagnostic manual was the DSM-IV-TR. The nice th...
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