The DSM-5 and the Art of Medicine: Certainly Uncertain
Authors: Robert M. McCarron
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Ideas and OpinionsSeptember 3, 2013The DSM-5 and the Art of Medicine: Certainly UncertainRobert M. McCarron, DORobert M. McCarron, DOFrom the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-159-7-201310010-00688 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The recently published Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (1), is regarded as the primary source of information for psychiatric diagnostic criteria. Criticisms of the new edition have centered on the relative lack of scientific evidence for specific diagnostic classifications and unclear boundaries between true "illness" and the normal stresses of life. These concerns are valid and will always be part of the practice of medicine.Diagnostic uncertainties are not specific to the field of psychiatry. For example, what causes fibromyalgia? Do current diagnostic criteria reliably represent patients who have this disorder? Why do people get ...References1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. Arlington, VA American Psychiatric Publishing 2013. Google Scholar2. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Arlington, VA American Psychiatric Publishing 1952. Google Scholar3. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 2nd ed. Arlington, VA American Psychiatric Publishing 1968. Google Scholar4. Kendell RE, Cooper JE, Gourlay AJ, Copeland JR, Sharpe L, and Gurland BJ. Diagnostic criteria of American and British psychiatrists. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1971;25:123-30. [PMID: 5569450] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 3rd ed. Arlington, VA American Psychiatric Publishing 1980. Google Scholar6. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Arlington, VA American Psychiatric Publishing 1994. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Robert M. McCarron, DOAffiliations: From the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-1436.Corresponding Author: Robert M. McCarron, DO, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817; e-mail, [email protected].Author Contributions: Administrative, technical, or logistic support: R.M. McCarron.This article was published at www.annals.org on 23 July 2013. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics September 3, 2013Volume 159, Issue 5Page: 360-361KeywordsAnxietyBipolar disorderBloodBone fractureCognitionDementiaDiagnostic medicineFibromyalgiaGlucoseInterstitial lung diseasesMajor depressive disorderMultiple sclerosisPatientsPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychiatry and mental healthReproducibilityResidencySexual identitySubstance abuseUrinary tract infections ePublished: 8 March 2020 Issue Published: September 3, 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...