DSM-5 Overview

Overview of highly relevant aspects of the updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders – Fifth Edition (DSM) handbook used by health care professionals as a guide to diagnosing mental disorders. Disorders are summarized to be useful for students and professionals as a handy reference to support the study of the DSM-5 manual or its use in practice.
Topics summarized include:

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
• Bipolar and Related Disorders
• Depressive Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
• Dissociative Disorders
• Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
• Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Elimination Disorders
• Sleep-Wake Disorders
• Sexual Dysfunctions
• Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
• Neurocognitive Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Paraphilic Disorders
• Other Mental Disorders
• Other Conditions That May be a Focus of Clinical Attention