Title

A Critique of the DSM-5 Field Trials

Authors

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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