DSM 5

The forthcoming DSM edition (DSM 5) will be published in May, 2013. Drafts that have been made available up to the present have launched several controversies. One of them is a possible diagnosis inflation that would generate an epidemic of false positive cases. The case of the proposed «Attenuated...

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Autor: Obiols Llandrich, Jordi|||0000-0002-8903-528X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:143768
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/143768
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DSM V
DSM III
DSM IV
Dimensional paradigm
Neurosciences
Theoretical study
Paradigma dimensional
Neurociencias
Estudio teórico
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Sumario:The forthcoming DSM edition (DSM 5) will be published in May, 2013. Drafts that have been made available up to the present have launched several controversies. One of them is a possible diagnosis inflation that would generate an epidemic of false positive cases. The case of the proposed «Attenuated Psychotic Syndrome» is an important example, but others like the «Mild Neurocognitive Disorder» or the «Binge Eating Disorder» add to the list of controversial new proposals. Moreover, some methodological aspects of the whole procedure, including the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement, the lack of transparency and possible conflicts of interests have also been condemned. Historical developments of the DSM's evolution are reviewed: DSM-III and its «diagnostic reliability revolution», DSM-IV's validity problems and the doubts raised by DSM-V's expected «dimensional paradigm» shift. Finally, the prospect of neuroscience research as a possible way to overcome the present nosological problems is analyzed