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With the recent completion of the field trials for DSM-5, the
manual is on track for publication in May 2013. The third and final round
of comments on DSM-5 proposals is now taking place at www.dsm5.org
and will last for six weeks.
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DSM Field Trials Providing Ample Critical
Data
This article is part a series of commentaries by the
chair of the DSM-5 Task Force, which is overseeing the manual’s
development. The series will continue until the release of DSM-5
in May 2013.
by david j. kupfer, m.d.
As of this month, the 12-month countdown to the release
of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-5) officially begins. While the developers of
DSM-5 will continue to face several deadlines over the coming
year, the progress that has been made since APA’s 2011 annual meeting has
been nothing short of remarkable.>>Full
story
Effect size provides a way of comparing effectiveness
of drugs compared with placebo, but it doesn’t take into account that
even a small effect size can be significant depending on an individual
patient’s symptoms.
by mark moran
Antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs are as
efficacious as drugs used to treat general medical conditions, according to
a “panoramic overview” of meta-analyses looking at how psychiatric and
general medical drugs compare with placebo.>>Full
story
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NEWS CAN'T WAIT,
SO WHY SHOULD YOU?
Psychiatric News has launched a new
communications service for members—a weekly e-newsletter called
Psychiatric News Update. Update was created to bring you
up-to-the-moment news about the field of psychiatry and
announcements and highlights from APA on its advocacy, Capitol
Hill, and other activities, programs, and services, as well as
related links to valuable resources on the Web sites of APA and its
publications. Update will arrive in your e-mail box every
Wednesday; if you do not receive it, please send a message to
PNUpdate@psych.org.
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New
Program Helps Reduce Stigma of Getting Care
 A new guidebook and DVD for African Americans with
mental health concerns provides educational material while addressing the
still-pervasive stigma that often keeps people from seeking treatment.
Company
Makes Big Investment In Employees’ Mental Health
 The Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
works with Chesapeake Energy Corporation to educate employees and primary care
physicians about the importance of mental health.
Psychiatry
Overcomes Growing Pains at the Top of the World
 Nepal is a destination for mountain climbers
and trekkers, but is also home to a mental health system struggling to modernize,
says a young psychiatrist.
Antipsychotics
for Elderly Vary in Mortality Risk
 Nursing-home patients are typically excluded from
randomized clinical trials, but a cohort study of antipsychotics in this
population reveals frightening results.
Social
and Work Skills Keys to BPD Recovery
 Study results point to the need for a rehabilitation
model of treatment, emphasizing vocational training, for borderline personality
disorder patients who have achieved long-term remission of symptoms.
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