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. 2010 Nov;7(11):32-6.

Scientific Forum on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V)-An Invitation

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Scientific Forum on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V)-An Invitation

Ahmed Aboraya. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2010 Nov.

Abstract

The publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) is anticipated in May 2013 with many new additions and changes. In this article, the author summarizes the phases of psychiatric classification from the turn of the 20th century until today. Psychiatry 2010 offers a DSM-V Scientific Forum and invites readers to submit comments, recommendations, and articles to Psychiatry 2010 and DSM-V Task Force.

Keywords: DSM-V; causal specifiers; definite etiopathogenesis (DE); factors contributing to manifestations of mental disorders (FCM_MD); psychiatric classification; validity criterion.

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