Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. The fifth edition of the ...

I had the opportunity to sit in a Symposium at the recent American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Medical Scientific Conference moderated by members of the work group that is creating the ...

Clinical situations that child psychiatrists too frequently encounter in the inner cities resemble this composite case of a young school-aged child born to a drug-addicted mother and living with her ...

A diagnostic distinction for postpartum psychosis in the DSM will improve detection, treatment, and prevention, an expert ...

Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can involve high anxiety levels, doctors no longer classify it as an anxiety disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly misunderstood ...

The release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) this past May was met with criticism within the mental health profession. Modifications in ...

Seven in 10 DSM-5 panel members has financial ties to drug companies. March 13, 2012— -- Controversy continues to swell around the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...