Internet Gaming Disorder is affecting a significant portion of young adults

Researchers out of Spain and Italy report a globally pooled Internet Gaming Disorder prevalence of 6.1% among adults ages ...
Psychology Today

ICD-10-CM Delay Removes Excuse for Rushing DSM 5 Into Premature Publication

Until yesterday, there were only two reasons to stick with the projected date of DSM 5 publication (May 2013): 1) the need to coordinate DSM 5 with ICD-10-CM coding, which was scheduled to start Oct ...
The Conversation

Two visions for understanding illness: DSM and the International Classification of Diseases

James Bradley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Polygon

Psychologist says rush to pathologize ‘video game addiction’ is dangerous (update)

Dr. Anthony M. Bean, a licensed clinical psychologist in Texas, thinks that the idea of “video game addiction” is misguided at best, and dangerous at worst. He and his colleagues suggest that efforts ...
Psychology Today

Are There Viable Alternatives to the DSM-5?

Despite oft-heard complaints, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) continues to be the primary diagnostic manual used by mental health professionals. However, in the last ...
JSTOR Daily

The Performance of the Revised Major Depression Inventory for Self-Reported Severity of Depression – Implications for the DSM-5 and ICD-11

Zimmerman M: Symptom severity and guideline-based treatment recommendations for depressed patients: implications of DSM-5’s potential recommendation of the PHQ-9 as the measure of choice for ...
MedPage Today

DSM Chair on Predictions for the Future of Psychiatry

NEW ORLEANS -- At the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting, MedPage Today sat down with Paul Appelbaum, MD, chair of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) ...