Since this article was first posted, the American Psychiatric Association has announced that the publication of DSM-V will be delayed until May 2013. “Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions,” says APA president Alan Schatzberg.
BOOKS are by and large riding out the online revolution that is devastating the sales of many newspapers, magazines and other printed works. But this week we report on a volume that has outlived its usefulness. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is in the midst of rewriting the mammoth tome called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…
