PSY-35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: American Psychiatric Association, Eating Disorder, Personality Disorder
Document Summary
The diagnostic system of the american psychiatric association (dsm-5) The multiaxial system was not retained in dsm-5. Dsm v codes: conditions or sigini cant factors that are not disorders per se but can have a strong in uence on treatment. A person might be eligible for insurance coverage for treatment even if they did not have a diagnosable disorder, but had a signi cant impairment due to a v code condition being present. Planning for dsm-5 began in 1999 with apa and nimh. Major objective was to initiate a renewed focus on the validity of diagnosis. Eliminate disparities between the dsm and who"s icd. Revisions to address gaps in the diagnostic and classi cation system and update the system based on research developments, including new developments in the neuroscience eld. Reduce the proportion of diagnoses falling in the not otherwise speci ed diagnostic category by making changes to symptom criteria where necessary.
