A Critique of the DSM-5 Field Trials

    Authors

    K. D. Jones

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Nerv. Ment. Dis.

    Keywords

    DSM-5; field trials; diagnosis; Clinical Neurology; Psychiatry

    Abstract

    This article provides an overview and critique of the field trials for the current revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). The purpose of the DSM-5 field trials was to evaluate the use, feasibility, safety, reliability, and validity of the DSM-5 proposals. In this article, the procedures for evaluating these properties of the DSM-5 are reviewed, and several concerns-such as delays, disorganization, missed deadlines, field trial cancelations, lack of adequate validity testing, and high clinician attrition rates-and their likely impact on the field trial results are presented.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

    Volume

    200

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    517

    Last Page

    519

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000305273600012

    ISSN

    0022-3018

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