<P> In 2011, psychologist Brent Robbins co-authored a national letter for the Society for Humanistic Psychology that brought thousands into the public debate about the DSM . Approximately 13,000 individuals and mental health professionals signed a petition in support of the letter . Thirteen other American Psychological Association divisions endorsed the petition . In a November 2011 article about the debate in the San Francisco Chronicle, Robbins notes that under the new guidelines, certain responses to grief could be labeled as pathological disorders, instead of being recognized as being normal human experiences . In 2012, a footnote was added to the draft text which explains the distinction between grief and depression . </P> <P> The DSM - 5 has been criticized for purportedly saying nothing about the biological underpinnings of mental disorders . A book - long appraisal of the DSM - 5, with contributions from philosophers, historians and anthropologists, was published in 2015 . </P> <P> The financial association of DSM - 5 panel members with industry continues to be a concern for financial conflict of interest . Of the DSM - 5 task force members, 69% report having ties to the pharmaceutical industry, an increase from the 57% of DSM - IV task force members . </P> <P> A 2015 essay from an Australian university criticized the DSM - 5 for having poor cultural diversity, stating that recent work done in cognitive sciences and cognitive anthropology is still only accepting western psychology as the norm . </P>

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