DSM-5 gets an update

In March 2022 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) published the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR).

The DSM-5-TR includes:

• revised text for almost all disorders
• significant updates to some sections including Prevalence, Risk and Prognostic Factors, Culture-Related Diagnostic Issues, Sex- and Gender-Related Diagnostic Issues, Association with Suicidal Thoughts or Behavior, and Comorbidity
• more attention to sociocultural influences on mental health and risk factors like racism, discrimination and the use of non-stigmatising language
• update to the language surrounding gender dysphoria – as well as the chapter itself
• modifications to criteria for more than 70 disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, bipolar I and II disorders, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and substance-induced mental disorders
• the addition of a new diagnosis called ‘prolonged grief disorder’, which is defined as “intense yearning or longing for the deceased” and “preoccupation with thoughts or memories.

Read about the updates in full in the soon to be released, fully digital winter edition of InPsych. And keep an eye out for free access to the full DSM5 library as part of your membership – coming June 2022.