Executive Briefings | May 17, 2014
DSM-5 & ICD-10 Aren’t The End Of Diagnostic Changes – Only The Beginning
As always, Tom Insel’s observations get me thinking. And after reading his piece, Transforming Diagnosis, I’m now thinking about how we name, diagnose, and categorize mental illness. While the field is struggling with the move to DSM-5 and ICD-10, there are bigger changes coming – in large part due to scientific advances.
While the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) has been described as a “Bible” for the field, Dr. Insel describes it as “at best, a dictionary, creating a . . .