FREE PUBLIC EVENT - Mental Disorders: Understanding the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Join Alan F. Schatzberg, 2009–2010 president of the American Psychiatric Association, as he shares his professional insight into the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The fifth edition—the first update since 1994—has attracted considerable interest, and proposed changes were posted on the Web for public comment in February 2010. Get a briefing on the historical development of the DSM, and gain an understanding of how the manual affects the care of patients with psychiatric or behavioral disorders.