The DSM's approach to childhood psychiatric diagnoses lacks theory, structure, and balance. A new model must include ...

Psychiatric diagnoses do not reveal chemical imbalances. In fact, psychiatrist Professor Joanna Moncrieff, of University ...

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The DSM-5, otherwise known as the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," Fifth Edition, is a book published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to help mental health ...

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The DSM is a resource mental health professionals can turn to for standardized diagnostic criteria for mental health ...

The three levels of autism are based on the amount of support required for daily functioning. Learn how they are determined and their implications.

Through documentaries and dramatizations, the Natalia Grace Barnett case highlights the intersection of international ...

Republican Gov. Phil Scott vetoed this year's budget adjustment act for a second time after Democratic lawmakers once again refused to remove as a budget item additional money for the state's ...