Post by Diane on Feb 10, 2010 14:17:20 GMT -5
The American Psychiatric Association is getting ready to revamp the DSM - the diagnostic bible used by psychiatrists. Even if you don't want to comment, you might want to read through the proposed changes for ADHD and some of the other disorders.
This is the message from their main page:
This is the link to a general overview of the ADHD section. Register and log in to read the details.
www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=383
And to all childhood disorders (which includes ADD)
www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/InfancyChildhoodAdolescence.aspx
And to the entire document with all disorders
www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx
FYI, there are some pretty sweeping changes to what is now called ODD, which some of you may see in your children or have had your partner experience in childhood. There's a note about that in the childhood disorders section.
This is the message from their main page:
The DSM-5 Task Force and Work Group members are working to develop criteria for diagnoses that not only reflect new advances in the science and conceptualization of mental disorders, but also reflect the needs of our patients. We encourage you to delve into the wealth of information contained within this site to become familiar with some of the advancements in scientific and clinical knowledge that will assist in making diagnoses more accurate, valid, and clinically useful. We also hope that this knowledge will pave the way for further research in these important areas.
Your input, whether you are a clinician, a researcher, an administrator, or a person/family member affected by a mental disorder, is important to us. We thank you for taking part in this historic process and look forward to receiving your feedback.
Your input, whether you are a clinician, a researcher, an administrator, or a person/family member affected by a mental disorder, is important to us. We thank you for taking part in this historic process and look forward to receiving your feedback.
This is the link to a general overview of the ADHD section. Register and log in to read the details.
www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=383
And to all childhood disorders (which includes ADD)
www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/InfancyChildhoodAdolescence.aspx
And to the entire document with all disorders
www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx
FYI, there are some pretty sweeping changes to what is now called ODD, which some of you may see in your children or have had your partner experience in childhood. There's a note about that in the childhood disorders section.
