DSM-5 Publication Date Moved to May 2013

DSM-V

ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 10, 2009)

"The American Psychiatric Association revised the timeline for publishing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, moving the anticipated release date to May 2013.

“Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions,” said
APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D.

“The APA is committed to developing a manual that is based on the best science available and useful to clinicians and researchers.”

The extension will also permit the DSM-5 to better link with the U.S. implementation of the
ICD-10-CM codes for all Medicare/Medicaid claims reporting, scheduled for October 1, 2013.

Although ICD-10 was published by the WHO in 1990, the “Clinical Modification” version (ICD-
10-CM) authorized by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is not being implemented in the U.S. until 23 years later.

The ICD-10-CM includes disorder names, logical groupings of disorders and code numbers but
not explicit diagnostic criteria. The APA has already worked with CMS and CDC to develop a
common structure for the currently in-use DSM-IV and the mental disorders section of the ICD-
10-CM.

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is published by the WHO for all member countries to classify diseases and medical conditions for international health care, public health, and statistical use. The WHO plans to release its next version of the ICD, the ICD-11, in 2014.

APA will continue to work with the WHO to harmonize the DSM-5 with the mental and behavioral disorders section of the ICD-11."

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