Opening Pandora’s Box: The 19 Worst Suggestions For DSM5

By Allen Frances, MD | February 11, 2010

Dr Frances was the chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and of the department of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. He is currently professor emeritus at Duke.

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I have previously criticized the DSM5 process―for its unnecessary secretiveness, its risky ambitions, its disorganized methods, and its unrealistic deadlines.^1-6 Now, it is finally time to evaluate the first draft of the recently posted DSM5 product (at www.DSM5.org).

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