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NIMH Dumps the DSM-5: The No News Big News
Some time ago, I blogged about results from field trials of the soon-to-be-released, fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Turns out, many of the diagnoses in the “new and improved” version were simply unreliable. In fact, the likelihood of two clinicians, applying the same criteria to assess the same person — read more
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The DSM 5: Mental Health’s "Disappointingly Sorry Manual" (Fifth Edition)
Have you seen the results from the field trials for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual? The purpose of the research was to test the reliability of the diagnoses contained in the new edition. Reliable (ri-lahy-uh-buhl), meaning "trustworthy, dependable, consistent." Before looking at the data, consider the following question: what are the… — read more
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My New Year’s Resolution: The Study of Expertise
Most of my career has been spent providing and studying psychotherapy. Together with my colleagues at the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, I’ve now published 8 books and too many articles and scholarly papers to count. If you are interested you can read more about and even download many of my publications here.… — read more