Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Archive
Where Are the Social Workers?: One Social Worker’s Road to Active Opposition to the New DSM Jack Carney, DSW December, 2013 The following is the fourth part of a serialized, four-part version of a larger article that has been accepted …
Where Are the Social Workers?: One Social Worker’s Road to Active Opposition to the New DSM Jack Carney, DSW December, 2013 The following is the second part of a serialized, four-part version of a larger article that has been accepted …
I have long been wary of efforts to explain mental health problems simply and uncritically as illnesses. This important new book confirms that I was right to do so. The author is an anthropologist and psychotherapist, and so is well …
The following is an interview held with Dr. Jack Carney, Sr. Dr. Carney is most commonly known for being the second social worker quoted by “Psychology Today” in April 2012 regarding his thoughts on the then proposed changes to the …
Social Justice Solutions Inc. wanted to know what Social Workers had to say about the use of the DSM in practice, and how they felt about the changes taking place in the DSM-V. Several individuals agreed to participate in a …
As the debate over the impending publication of the DSM-5 continues, it seems that Social Workers are finally stepping up to the platform to chime in about their opposition to this newest version of the DSM. In April 2012, Psychology …
So, by now many have heard the American Psychological Association has finished it’s current revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM. The DSM, in the US, is the standard by which conditions are coded, and therefor recognized, and approved as reimbursable. Granted, you cannot make …
