The Impairment and Disability Study Group is chaired by Jane S. Paulsen, Ph.D. The study group is charged with reviewing the ways in which disability and distress are represented in the current DSM-IV and assessing their impact on the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. This includes discussing ways in which disability specifically can be better captured without including a “clinical significance criterion” as a part of the diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. In order to accomplish this, study group members are consulting with the various work groups to provide assistance in how to best address disability and distress amongst their specific diagnoses. Further, one of the study group’s goals is to develop a plan for DSM-5 to operationalize disability in a way that is more consistent with the World Health Organization’s approach in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The members of the Impairment and Disability Study Group are listed below.
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Andrews, Gavin, M.D.
Canino, Glorisa, Ph.D.
Clark, Lee Anna, Ph.D.
Craske, Michelle, Ph.D.
Hoek, Hans W., M.D., Ph.D.
Kraemer, Helena C., Ph.D.
Narrow, William E., M.D., M.P.H.
Shaffer, David, M.D., FRCP.