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Making sense of DSM-5-TR updates for mental health pros

The DSM-5-TR remains the gold standard for classifying mental disorders, with updates that reflect new science, cultural awareness, and improved coding. Changes include the addition of prolonged grief ...
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What Is the DSM and How Do Healthcare Professionals Use It?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a tool used by healthcare professionals to diagnose, classify, and understand mental health conditions. The DSM standardizes criteria ...
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Medical schools explore integrating DSM-5-TR and ICD-10-CM in training

Medical and clinical psychology programs are increasingly aligning curricula with DSM-5-TR and ICD-10-CM diagnostic systems, reflecting both scientific updates and coding requirements. This ...
Psychology Today

DSM-5 Made a Mistake Eliminating Substance Abuse

How To Code Substance Abuse It turns out that including Substance Abuse is much truer to the official coding system than dropping it. All of the official diagnostic codes, used in the US and around ...