Tag: dsm 5
New autism definition may decrease diagnosis by one-third
New diagnosis guidelines for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) issued by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) may reduce by almost one third the total number...
Senses of sight and sound out of sync in autistic kids
Like watching a foreign movie that was badly dubbed, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have trouble integrating simultaneous information from their eyes and...
Is sexual addiction the real deal?
Controversy exists over what some mental health experts call "hypersexuality," or sexual "addiction." Namely, is it a mental disorder at all, or something else? It...
Researchers propose new way to classify personality disorders
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Research led by a Michigan State University psychologist is playing a key role in the effort to change the way mental health clinicians classify personality disorders.
The study by Christopher Hopwood and colleagues ...
