In addition to revising the diagnostic criteria, task force and work group members are also making recommendations to DSM-5 that are likely to affect many or all disorders. These recommendations include the ways in which the diagnostic categories are structured; use of the multi-axial system to record diagnoses and clinical variables of interest; consideration of factors that cut across all diagnoses (e.g., gender and cultural issues); and the use of dimensional measures to refine diagnostic assessment and treatment planning. For more information on these and other disorder-related revisions, please click the links below. You can leave feedback about these and other non-diagnostic specific issues in DSM-5 in the Overall Comments section.
Classification Issues Under Discussion
Cross-Cutting Dimensional Assessment in DSM-5
Diagnoses Proposed by Outside Sources
Definition of a Mental Disorder