DSM-5 is compatible with the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for immediate use.

So there is no reason for potential buyers of DSM 5 to feel the slightest bit captive or intimidated by APA. The DSM 5 codes will be essentially the same as the old ICD-9-CM codes that are already ...

She indicates how clinicians could easily bypass a flawed DSM 5 by instead downloading ICD-10-CM codes. These will become official shortly after DSM 5 is published and are available for free online.

DSM-5 is compatible with the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for immediate use.

The DSM is a diagnostic tool that standardizes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for mental disorders. However, there are some limitations.

A large study examining the validity of a new and controversial diagnosis for potential inclusion in the upcoming DSM-5 shows not a single patient met criteria for attenuated psychosis syndrome alone.

The American Psychiatric Association published the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-III) in 1980. Unlike DSM-II, it included the listing "post-traumatic stress disorder" ...