The DSM-V

The DSM-V is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health and other health professionals, and is used for diagnostic and research purposes (Grison Pg. 503). The DSM-5 contains a number of significant changes from the earlier DSM-IV. the DSM-5 eliminated the axis system, instead listing categories of disorders along with several different related disorders. Some examples of categories included in the DSM-5 include anxiety disorders, bipolar and related disorders, depressive disorders, feeding and eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and personality disorders. According to American Psychiatric Association, The DSM-V focuses on providing up-to-date information about describing mental disorders, but insurance companies and other entities rely on the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Disease for classifying …show more content…
The DSM-V has 3 sections: the first section includes an introduction and instructions on how to use the new version, the second section covers the diagnostic categories, and the last section includes conditions that need additional research, a glossary of terms, and other important information (DSM-5). The DSM-V version has a restructured order of the chapters and introduced new disorders. One such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. DMDD was proposed in response to a decade-long debate about whether chronic irritability in children is a hallmark symptom of pediatric bipolar disorder (Grison Pg. 504). Prominent symptoms of DMDD include a persistent, irritable mood and frequent, major anger outbursts or tantrums. Some healthcare providers are concerned about the studies of classic bipolar disorder versus bipolar disorder diagnosed using non-episodic irritability as a