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Eileen Weber
December 17th, 2022
Greg Neimeyer, Ph.D, is the associate executive director and director of the office of continuing education in psychology at the American Psychological Association.
Earlier this year, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, (DSM-5) had a revision to the text.
A text revision typically occurs when there is new evidence presented or there is a need for clarity on certain aspects within the volume. The manual, now referred to as DSM-5-TR, includes disorders such as prolonged grief disorder, unspecified mood disorder, and stimulant-induced mild neurocognitive disorder.
Also, suicidal behavior and non-suicidal self-injury symptom codes have been added. Terminology relating to race, culture, and gender are also updated to reflect a more modern viewpoint. As one example, Latinx will be used rather than Latino/a.
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, MD, MTS, professor of clinical psychiat...
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