Debating the "Bible" of American Psychiatry
06/21/2013
Matthew Kolen, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at age eight, sits in a room inside his house after returning from school in Long Island, New York. Matthew's diagnosis has been dropped in the fifth edition of the DSM.
From VOA Learning English this is As It Is.
Welcome to the show. I’m Caty Weaver. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a guide to help doctors identify mental health problems in patients. The guide was first published in 1952. It has recently been updated for the fourth time. The DSM-5 has caused debate among psychiatric professionals, patients and others.
Our first subject on today’s show: The DSM-5.
Here’s Christopher Cruise.
DSM-5 Debate
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is often called the bible of psychiatrists and psychologists. The book is also used by others, including insurance companies to help decide what health care services to pay for. The last version came out in 1994.
The DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association. It is put together with the help of experts around the world.
David Kupfer is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. He led the international team that reworked the guide. It took ten years to complete.
“We’re quite excited about putting out DSM-5 as a revision.”
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