An integrative science approach: neuroscience in the DSM-V and ICD-11

Harmonisation of ICD-11 and DSM-V: opportunities and challenges.

BACKGROUND Differences in the ICD-10 and DSM-IV definitions for the same disorder impede international communication and research efforts. The forthcoming parallel development of DSM-V and ICD-11 offers an opportunity to harmonise the two classifications. AIMS This paper aims to facilitate the harmonisation process by identifying diagnostic differences between the two systems. METHOD DSM-IV...

Literature on DSM-5 and ICD-11

Although it’s been more than a year since the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) has been published, articles regarding the new criteria have been appearing since 2011. This is because, any revisions of the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD (whether removal, addition or modification of specific symptoms) had to be supported by strong e...

Reorganizing the diagnostic groupings in DSM-V and ICD-11: a cost/benefit analysis.

Combining dimensional and categorical representation of psychosis: the way forward for DSM-V and ICD-11?

BACKGROUND There is good evidence that psychotic symptoms segregate into symptom dimensions. However, it is still unclear how these dimensions are associated with risk indicators and other clinical variables, and whether they have advantages over categorical diagnosis in clinical practice. We investigated symptom dimensions in a first-onset psychosis sample and examined their associations with ...

The psychoses: cluster 3 of the proposed meta-structure for DSM-V and ICD-11.

BACKGROUND In an effort to group mental disorders on the basis of etiology, five clusters have been proposed. Here we consider the validity of the cluster comprising selected psychotic and related disorders. METHOD A group of diagnostic entities classified under schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in DSM-IV-TR were assigned to this cluster and the bordering disorders, bipolar (BD) and...