<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 616.89'075 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> RC455. 2. C4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> DSM - IV - TR </Td> </Tr> <P> The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM - 5) is the 2013 update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the taxonomic and diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). In the United States, the DSM serves as a universal authority for psychiatric diagnoses . Treatment recommendations, as well as payment by health care providers, are often determined by DSM classifications, so the appearance of a new version has significant practical importance . </P>

Criticisms of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-5) include