Diagnosing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Cooper, Rachel

• Introducing the DSM -- DSM-5: an overview of changes -- Controversies of process: the DSM and the pharmaceutical industry -- Controversies of process: transparency and patient involvement -- Issues of content: the birth of a new diagnosis—hoarding disorder -- Issues of content: the changing limits of autistic spectrum disorders -- The field trials: DSM-5 and the new crisis of reliability -- The future