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Experts: Mental Health Bible Revamp Could Make Us All (Literally) Crazy

By Katie DrummondJul 27th 2010 – 1:13PM

(July 27) -- An estimated one in four American adults already suffers from a mental disorder. But if suggested changes to a mental health bible relied upon by most doctors are approved, nearly no one will be classified as "normal" anymore. That's the grim warning from a team of leading health experts, who today spoke out...

DSM V News From the Web

  • 02/20/12 Schizophrenia Revisions To DSM V Source: Health Central Today's focus will be on the revisions to the DSM for the schizophrenia category.
  • 06/29/11 Sexual Recovery Instituteâs Robert Weiss Will... Source: Genetic Engineering News Recovery Institute , Robert Weiss, will spearhead a discussion about sexual addiction , the DSM V hypersexuality diagnosis, and how new media has impacted the addiction field.
  • 05/04/11 Psychiatry 'bible' structure overhauled Source: Paging Dr. Gupta Blog - CNN Reflecting a new understanding of many mental illnesses, the proposed organization for the newest edition of the "bible" of psychiatry is now open for public comment at dsm5.org. The American Psychiatric Association this week released its vision for the next Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V).
  • 09/15/10 Grief Recovery Institute to Battle Proposed DSM V... Source: PRWeb The proposed changes in the DSM V allow a dangerous diagnosis of Major Depressive Episode (MDE) to be applied to a grieving person within two weeks of the death of someone important to them.

Background on DSM V

DSM-5 (previously known as DSM-V) is the planned fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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