DSM-5: a collection of psychiatrist views on the changes, controversies, and future directions

The recent release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by the American
Psychiatric Association has led to much debate. For this forum
article, we asked BMC Medicine Editorial Board members who are
experts in the field of psychiatry to discuss their personal views
on how the changes in DSM-5 might affect clinical practice in their
specific areas of psychiatric medicine. This article discusses the
influence the DSM-5 may have on the diagnosis and treatment of
autism, trauma-related and stressor-related disorders,
obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, mood disorders
(including major depression and bipolar disorders), and
schizophrenia spectrum disorders.