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Psychiatry revamping manual complicating diagnosis

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Philadelphia Inquirer

The American Psychiatric Association is nearing the end of a controversial revamp of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. While those crafting the new DSM hope it will increase the odds that multiple psychiatrists will reach the same conclusions about a patient, William Dubin, chair of psychiatry at Temple, is skeptical. "We know that it takes almost 20 years for new evidence to be incorporated into practice," he said.