The APA classification of mental disorders: future perspectives.
After 8-10 years of experience with the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) and the tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), it is an ideal time to begin looking at the clinical and research consequences of these diagnostic systems. The American Psychiatric Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, has initiated a research development process intended to accelerate an evaluation of existing criteria while developing and testing hypotheses that would improve the validity of our diagnostic concepts. Over the past year, a multidisciplinary, international panel has developed a series of six white papers which define research opportunities in the following broad areas: Nomenclature, Disability and Impairment, Personality Disorders, Relational Disorders, Developmental Psychopathology, Neuroscience, and Cross-Cultural aspects of Psychopathology. Recommendations for future national and international research in each of these areas will be discussed.
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Darrel A
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Division of Research, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC 20005, USA. dregier@psych.org
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D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011570:Psychiatry; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012955:Societies, Medical