The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, will have a new edition published in 2013. This edition will be called the DSM-5.

A recent study found that 91% of children diagnosed with ASD using DSM-5 criteria were also diagnosed with one of the four DSM-IV autism related disorders. 1 This study shows that most children will ...

With a new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) comes new controversial categorizations. As The Washington Post reported, with the launch of the DSM-5 this coming weekend, ...

For ADHD, the definition is being broadened, meaning the disorder could be diagnosed in more children. In the case of autism, the opposite is true. The new criteria are among the changes that will be ...

To the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first study investigating psychometric and factor structure of ADHD DSM-V derived symptoms. So, it is not possible to compare the current results ...

—The updated World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Reporting Scale, with a shortened assessment and refined criteria, detected the vast majority of cases in the general population. Reviewed by ...

DSM-5, the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, is due to be published soon. This is the book used to diagnose mental disorders, including autism. The new version makes some changes ...

People with ADHD show a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development: 1. Inattention: Six or more symptoms of inattention for ...

When news broke that the autism spectrum categories of Asperger’s disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) would get subsumed into the wider maw of a general ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The head of the American Psychiatric Association committee rewriting the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders took on the panel's critics here, accusing them of bad ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, will have a new edition published in 2013. This edition will be called the DSM-5.

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. The fifth edition of the ...