Proposed Revisions to the DSM - Are Big Changes on the Way?
Tuesday February 23, 2010
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently posted the proposed changes to the upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fifth edition) or DSM-V, scheduled to be published in 2013. While these are only a draft of the revisions, the proposed changes reflect a major change to the way that personality disorders are diagnosed.
You can find the possible changes here. Of note, the APA is proposing that a general diagnosis of "personality disorder" be given to individuals who exhibit extreme deficits in personality functioning. In addition, the APA is advocating that certain subtypes of personality disorders be retained. Borderline personality disorder is reformulated as "borderline type" in this new proposed system.
The potential changes are so sweeping that I haven't fully digested them yet. What are your reactions?
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