...Robert F. Krueger; Kelsey A. Hobbs Authoritative classification systems for psychopathology such as the DSM and ICD are shifting toward more dimensional approaches in the field of personality disorders (PDs). In this paper, we provide a brief overview of the dimensionally oriented DSM-5 alternative...

...Sadie E. Larsen; Howard Berenbaum Objective: A recent meta-analysis found that DSM-III- and DSM-IV-defined traumas were associated with only slightly higher posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms than nontraumatic stressors. The current study is the first to examine whether DSM-5-defined...

...Barnaby Nelson Attenuated psychosis syndrome (APS) was introduced in DSM-5 as a condition for further study. A number of concerns have been raised regarding APS, including its validity as a clinical entity, issues relating to stigma, the potential that it is an unnecessary diagnosis of what might...

... be explicitly stated both in diagnostic argumentation and in theoretical discussions in order to maximise self- and mutual understanding. Semantics Descriptions Theory ladenness DSM ICD Classification Psychiatric nosology Diagnosis It is the authors' belief that, in spite of the efforts...

...Michael D. Kopelman; Simon Fleminger The official diagnostic classification systems have been increasingly employed in the last few years, and this is true of both ICD-10 and DSM-IV. We will propose a few principles which should be considered when revisions are attempted. Our existing...

... being used to identify schizophrenia, affective (mood) disorders, and neurosis. The results indicated that most university hospitals used either the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the WHO or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric...

...T. Bedirhan Üstün The classification of mental disorders improved greatly in the last decade of the 20th century and now provides a reliable operational tool. Both the ICD and DSM classifications have greatly facilitated practice, teaching and research by providing better delineation of ‘syndromes...