The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual was released over the weekend . The `` psychiatric bible '' overhaul has not been without controversy . The DSM-5 removes the exclusion , a move the psychiatric association says `` helps prevent major depression from being overlooked and facilitates the possibility of appropriate treatment including therapy or other interventions . '' Critics say it is too prescriptive, that it doesn't take into account current research on mental illness or how to treat people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual was released over the weekend . The `` psychiatric bible '' overhaul has not been without controversy . Critics say it is too prescriptive, that it doesn't take into account current research on mental illness or how to treat people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.