Benefits managers will want to set aside time at the beach this summer to relax with the newly released edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5.
The clinician's bible for identifying and defining psychiatric disorders, the DSM hasn't been updated since 1994. As a result, the latest iteration, DSM-5, contains a vast array of new material addressing conditions such as binge eating disorder, disruptive mood disregulation disorder or hoarding disorder, many of which could be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act.
Published by the American Psychiatric Association, some of the updates in DSM-5 have more to do with revised terminology than actual diagnosis.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
