Somatic Symptoms Criteria in DSM-5 Improve Diagnosis, Care
Category: WELLNESS
The DSM-5 makes a significant change to the diagnostic criteria from previous editions by shifting the emphasis from medically-unexplained symptoms to the impact of those symptoms on a person's thoughts, feelings and actions.
By David J. Kupfer, M.D., Contributor
Chair, DSM-5 Task Force; Professor of Psychiatry at the Univer..., 2013-02-08