TY - JOUR
T1 - Evolving psychiatric diagnosis and the DSM: hasten slowly: as the publication date draws closer, concerns grow over the proposed format of the DSM-5
AU - Fitzgerald, Paul Bernard
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The American Psychiatric Association is currently undertaking a major revision of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, and the 5th edition (DSM-5) is due to be published in May 2013. The process of the revision of this publication has been mired in controversy. As we approach its proposed date of publication, the controversy has only grown, with considerable spread of debate into the broader community. Concern about the process of revision of the DSM initially highlighted a number of procedural issues, especially with regard to the manner in which members of the DSM-5 taskforce were committed to secrecy by a confidentiality agreement.1 Concerns have also been voiced about the degree to which members of the taskforce have substantive ongoing or past relationships with the pharmaceutical industry and whether these are adequately mitigated by the current conflict of interest policy.2
AB - The American Psychiatric Association is currently undertaking a major revision of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, and the 5th edition (DSM-5) is due to be published in May 2013. The process of the revision of this publication has been mired in controversy. As we approach its proposed date of publication, the controversy has only grown, with considerable spread of debate into the broader community. Concern about the process of revision of the DSM initially highlighted a number of procedural issues, especially with regard to the manner in which members of the DSM-5 taskforce were committed to secrecy by a confidentiality agreement.1 Concerns have also been voiced about the degree to which members of the taskforce have substantive ongoing or past relationships with the pharmaceutical industry and whether these are adequately mitigated by the current conflict of interest policy.2
UR - https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2012/196/9/evolving-psychiatric-diagnosis-and-dsm-hasten-slowly?0=ip_login_no_cache%3D6a58fcba7cd7eb2057311c626d60a711
U2 - 10.5694/mja12.10578
DO - 10.5694/mja12.10578
M3 - Letter
SN - 0025-729X
VL - 196
SP - 549
EP - 550
JO - The Medical Journal of Australia
JF - The Medical Journal of Australia
IS - 9
ER -