After significant debate, the fifth edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-5) was published in 2013. Even before it was published it was met with ...

Mental health diagnoses can help, but human minds are more sophisticated than rigid categories. We may need better "maps," ...

On the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders Version 3 (CCMD-3), we revisit the widely repeated claim that China “removed” homosexuality from its list of mental disorders ...

Why rethink now?: Experts say DSM categories oversimplify mental illness, ignoring overlapping symptoms and shared biological mechanisms revealed by new research. Genetics reshape view: Large-scale ...

Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals receiving the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of those symptoms.

Mental disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and bipolar disorder, can strongly affect daily life.

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