UNDER CONSTRUCTION: DSM-5 Implementation and Support

The www.dsm5.org website is being reorganized to serve as a resource for clinicians, researchers, insurers, and patients.  The site will include information on implementation of the manual, answer frequently asked questions, list DSM-5 corrections, and provide a mechanism for submitting questions and feedback regarding implementation of the manual. Researchers and clinicians will be able to provide us with feedback on the usefulness of the online assessment measures of cross-cutting symptoms, disorder severity, personality, and disability. We will soon also provide links to educational webinars about the DSM-5, and listings of planned trainings across the US and abroad. The site will continue to provide historical information about the development process and overall rationale for changes from DSM-IV.

To the DSM-5 User Community:

When the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is released at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting in May 2013, it will mark the end of more than a decade’s journey in revising the criteria for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders. Although DSM-5 is now complete, a great deal of work remains, and we are hopeful that once again you will play an active role in this next important phase in refining the manual. Our highest priority is ensuring the proper use of DSM-5, including providing training materials; answering questions about its implementation in clinical care and research; clarifying concerns about the new ICD codes and insurance billing; and correcting any errors. Information about DSM-5’s developmental history, including Task Force and Work Group membership and relevant resource documents, also will continue to be maintained here.

Professionals from the mental health and medical communities, patients, and members of the public have had a strong voice in DSM-5 up to this point, and we hope to carry on this dialogue over the coming years. Your input made this a remarkable collaborative process. We encourage you to continually visit this site to remain updated on its content and to provide feedback for future improvements.

On behalf of all those involved in the development of DSM-5, we thank you and look forward to hearing from you.

David Kupfer, MD, Chair, DSM-5 Task Force

Darrel Regier, MD, MPH, Vice-Chair, DSM-5 Task Force

WE ARE CURRENTLY REVISING OUR WEBSITE TO ENSURE OUR USER COMMUNITY IS PROVIDED WITH IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UPON PUBLICATION OF DSM-5.  PLEASE CHECK BACK TO THIS SITE FREQUENTLY FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES AND INFORMATION.

 
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