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  • 1Visiting Research Associate, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK. richardsykes@blueyonder.co.uk

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Summary

This paper reviews the DSM-V Workgroup

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diagnostic Criteria

Background:

  • The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a crucial tool for psychiatric diagnosis.
  • Previous versions of the DSM have categorized disorders related to physical symptoms under "somatoform disorders."

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the interim report from the DSM-V Workgroup on Somatic Symptom Disorders (SSDs).
  • To introduce the proposed new terminology for these conditions within the DSM-V framework.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the published interim report of the DSM-V Workgroup on Somatic Symptom Disorders.
  • Analysis of the proposed changes in diagnostic terminology.

Main Results:

  • The DSM-V Workgroup on Somatic Symptom Disorders (SSDs) has proposed a new term.

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    • Conclusions:

    • The proposed change reflects an evolution in understanding and classifying these disorders.
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