1999-2007: Development of DSM-5 Pre-Planning white papers, including “A Research Agenda for the DSM-5” (2002, American Psychiatric Association) and “Age and Gender Considerations in Psychiatric Diagnosis: A Research Agenda for the DSM-5” (published in August, 2007) and a white paper on cultural and spiritual issues that can affect diagnosis. “Phase 1: A Research Agenda for DSM-5: White Paper Monographs”

2004-2007: “The Future of Psychiatric Diagnosis: Refining the Research Agenda” APA/NIH/WHO global research planning conferences. “Phase 2: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-5: NIH Conference Series”

2006-2008: Drs. David Kupfer and Darrel Regier are appointed as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the DSM-5 Task Force. Other key appointments included that of Dr. William Narrow, Research Director. DSM-5 Work Group Chairs and Members are appointed and announced.

The DSM-5 Task Force and Work Group members have spent much of 2008-2010 formulating their proposed draft criteria. This includes conducting extensive literature reviews, performing secondary data analyses, and soliciting feedback from colleagues and professionals.

April 2010 – December 2011: Field Trial Testing in Large, Academic Medical Centers. Proposed revisions will be examined in a variety of populations (e.g., child, older adults) and in diverse settings.

December 2010 – October 2011: Data collection for DSM-5 Field Trials among 11 large, academic-medical centers.

October 2010 – February 2012: Field Trial Testing in Routine Clinical Practices (RCPs). DSM-5 Field Trials also will be conducted in RCPs, such as solo and small group practices.

November 2010 – May 2011: Recruitment of representative sample of psychiatrists, consisting of randomly sampled general psychiatrists, plus a representative stratified sample of additional geriatric, addiction, consultation and liaison, and child psychiatrists, all selected from the AMA Masterfile of Physicians.

November 2010 – October 2011: Recruitment of volunteer sample of clinicians, consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and nced practice psychiatric-mental health nurses.

July 2011 – February 2012: Data collection for DSM-5 Field Trials in RCPs.

 

March 2011 – November 2012: Drafting Text for DSM-5. Members of the DSM-5 Task Force and Work Group will begin drafting their initial text for DSM-5, including possible revisions to text descriptions within each diagnostic chapter. During this time, a case book, study guide, and guidebook to assist in transitioning from DSM-IV to DSM-5 will also be developed and published with the DSM-5.

March 2011-October 2012: Text for disorders not included in the DSM-5 Field Trials will be drafted first. Text for disorders under examination in the field trials will be completed after the work groups have received data from each of the field trials. Work groups will submit initial drafts, comments and suggestions will be provided by DSM leadership, and work groups will revise and resubmit as needed. The DSM-5 Task Force will have the opportunity to review all drafts before they are submitted to APA publishing in December 2012.

November 30, 2012: Final draft text of DSM-5 due to APA publishing for preparation for publication. The entire draft manual is due to publishing by December 31, 2012.

 

October 2011-April 2012: Data analysis of results from both types of field trials will start in October 2011. Data analysis from the large academic field trials will begin first, while data analysis from the RCP field trials will continue until after enrollment ends in February 2012. Work groups will be provided with results from both field trials and will update their draft criteria as needed.

Spring 2012: Revised draft diagnostic criteria will be posted on www.dsm5.org and open to a third public feedback period for 2 months. Feedback will be shared directly with work group members, and further edits to proposals will be made as needed.

March-December 2012: Presentation of penultimate DSM-5 proposals to APA Board of Trustees; Task Force review of feedback from APA Governance bodies; Final Revisions by the APA Task Force; Final Approval by APA Board of Trustees; Submission to American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

May 18-22, 2013: The release of DSM-5 will take place during the APA’s 2013 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.