the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

The APA’s extensive development process of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is nearing its conclusion.

The last stage of the manual’s development began in late June 2012 at the end of a six-week open-comment period for health professionals, patients and families, advocates and others. 

Throughout the three open-comment periods, which began in 2010, we have received more than 13,000 comments and more than 12,000 emails and letters from you, our readers. 

This has been an unprecedented approach for any area of medicine, and your feedback has proven invaluable as the Work Groups continued to consider and refine text for DSM-5.

Because the draft diagnostic criteria posted most recently on www.dsm5.org are undergoing revisions and are no longer current, the specific criteria text has been removed from the website to avoid confusion or use of outdated categories and definitions. Changes to disorders and diagnostic criteria, based in part on the latest comments received, will be made through the fall. 

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