Virginia-Based American Psychiatric Association Approves New Mental Disorders For DSM-5 Next Year

Circle Connections: New Products & Services As reported in EmpowHer on December 6, 2012, skin-picking disorder, hoarding disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder are just a few of the new mental disorders that will be added to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) next year. The DSM is the manual that mental health professionals use to diagnose specific mental health disorders. The American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees approved the final revisions to the new DSM on Dec. 1, 2012, and the new manual will be released in the spring of . . .