This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Okay, let’s get aware. Following is a random traverse through history: 790,000 BC, give or... Read more »
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is published by the American Psychiatric Association and is the standard reference and... Read more »
Today's focus will be on the revisions to the DSM for the schizophrenia category. The DSM V is set for release in May 2013. On the Mental... Read more »
Is grief a mental illness? Yes, according to proposed revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), if... Read more »
In May of 2013 the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be coming out with many... Read more »
Psychiatrists with the American Psychiatric Association have unveiled their changes for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of... Read more »
Sue Bergeson became President of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive... Read more »
New research published in the journal Anesthesiology suggests that illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors,... Read more »