(Note also: Elephant in the Room Series Four: New papers in the January 2010 edition of the Journal of Psychosomatic Research: http://wp.me/p5foE-2uH)
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American Psychiatric Association (APA) Press Release: DSM-5 Publication Date Moved to May 2013: http://wp.me/p5foE-2uO
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American Psychiatric Association (APA) Press Release: DSM-5 Publication Date Moved to May 2013: http://wp.me/p5foE-2uO
Press Release
For Information Contact:
Beth Casteel 703-907-8640 December 10, 2009
press@psych.org Release No. 09-65
Jaime Valora 703-907-8562
jvalora@psych.org
For Immediate Release:
December 10, 2009
Release No. 09-65
DSM-5 Publication Date Moved to May 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 10, 2009) – The American Psychiatric Association
revised the timeline for publishing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, moving the anticipated release date
to May 2013.
“Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field
trials and revisions,” said APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D.” The APA is
committed to developing a manual that is based on the best science
available and useful to clinicians and researchers.”
The extension will also permit the DSM-5 to better link with the U.S.
implementation of the ICD-10-CM codes for all Medicare/Medicaid claims
reporting, scheduled for October 1, 2013.
Although ICD-10 was published by the WHO in 1990, the “Clinical
Modification” version (ICD-10-CM) authorized by the U.S. Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) is not being implemented in the U.S. until 23 years later.
The ICD-10-CM includes disorder names, logical groupings of disorders and
code numbers but not explicit diagnostic criteria. The APA has already
worked with CMS and CDC to develop a common structure for the currently
in-use DSM-IV and the mental disorders section of the ICD-10-CM.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is published by the WHO
for all member countries to classify diseases and medical conditions for
international health care, public health, and statistical use. The WHO
plans to release its next version of the ICD, the ICD-11, in 2014.
APA will continue to work with the WHO to harmonize the DSM-5 with the
mental and behavioral disorders section of the ICD-11. Given the timing of
the release of both DSM-5 and ICD-11 in relation to the ICD-10-CM, the APA
will also work with the CDC and CMS to propose a structure for the U.S.
ICD-10-CM that is reflective of the DSM-5 and ICD-11 harmonization efforts.
This will be done prior to the time when the ICD-10-CM revisions are
“frozen” for CMS and insurance companies to prepare for the October 1,
2013, adoption.
The Timeline
David Kupfer, M.D., chair of the DSM-5 Task Force, which is in charge of
the DSM revision process, noted that draft changes to the DSM will be posted
on the DSM-5 Web site in January 2010. Comments will be accepted for two
months and reviewed by the relevant DSM-5 Work Groups in each
diagnostic category. Field trials for testing proposed changes will
be conducted in three phases.
The process for developing the DSM-5 began a decade ago, with an initial
research planning conference under the joint sponsorship of the APA and the
National Institute of Mental Health.
Additional global research planning conferences, under the auspices of the
American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE), the
World Health Organization, and three institutes of the National Institutes
of Health produced a series of monographs, which helped lay the groundwork
for the revisions. The APA’s DSM-5 Task Force and Work Group members were
identified in 2007; they are tasked with reviewing scientific advances and
research to develop draft diagnostic criteria in diagnostic categories of
psychiatric disorders. Information about the revision process is available
online at www.DSM5.org .
The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty
society whose physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment,
prevention and research of mental illnesses, including substance use
disorders. Visit the APA at www.psych.org and www.healthyminds.org .
[Ends]
For Information Contact:
Beth Casteel 703-907-8640 December 10, 2009
press@psych.org Release No. 09-65
Jaime Valora 703-907-8562
jvalora@psych.org
For Immediate Release:
December 10, 2009
Release No. 09-65
DSM-5 Publication Date Moved to May 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 10, 2009) – The American Psychiatric Association
revised the timeline for publishing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, moving the anticipated release date
to May 2013.
“Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field
trials and revisions,” said APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D.” The APA is
committed to developing a manual that is based on the best science
available and useful to clinicians and researchers.”
The extension will also permit the DSM-5 to better link with the U.S.
implementation of the ICD-10-CM codes for all Medicare/Medicaid claims
reporting, scheduled for October 1, 2013.
Although ICD-10 was published by the WHO in 1990, the “Clinical
Modification” version (ICD-10-CM) authorized by the U.S. Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) is not being implemented in the U.S. until 23 years later.
The ICD-10-CM includes disorder names, logical groupings of disorders and
code numbers but not explicit diagnostic criteria. The APA has already
worked with CMS and CDC to develop a common structure for the currently
in-use DSM-IV and the mental disorders section of the ICD-10-CM.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is published by the WHO
for all member countries to classify diseases and medical conditions for
international health care, public health, and statistical use. The WHO
plans to release its next version of the ICD, the ICD-11, in 2014.
APA will continue to work with the WHO to harmonize the DSM-5 with the
mental and behavioral disorders section of the ICD-11. Given the timing of
the release of both DSM-5 and ICD-11 in relation to the ICD-10-CM, the APA
will also work with the CDC and CMS to propose a structure for the U.S.
ICD-10-CM that is reflective of the DSM-5 and ICD-11 harmonization efforts.
This will be done prior to the time when the ICD-10-CM revisions are
“frozen” for CMS and insurance companies to prepare for the October 1,
2013, adoption.
The Timeline
David Kupfer, M.D., chair of the DSM-5 Task Force, which is in charge of
the DSM revision process, noted that draft changes to the DSM will be posted
on the DSM-5 Web site in January 2010. Comments will be accepted for two
months and reviewed by the relevant DSM-5 Work Groups in each
diagnostic category. Field trials for testing proposed changes will
be conducted in three phases.
The process for developing the DSM-5 began a decade ago, with an initial
research planning conference under the joint sponsorship of the APA and the
National Institute of Mental Health.
Additional global research planning conferences, under the auspices of the
American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE), the
World Health Organization, and three institutes of the National Institutes
of Health produced a series of monographs, which helped lay the groundwork
for the revisions. The APA’s DSM-5 Task Force and Work Group members were
identified in 2007; they are tasked with reviewing scientific advances and
research to develop draft diagnostic criteria in diagnostic categories of
psychiatric disorders. Information about the revision process is available
online at www.DSM5.org .
The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty
society whose physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment,
prevention and research of mental illnesses, including substance use
disorders. Visit the APA at www.psych.org and www.healthyminds.org .
[Ends]