News release: “The American Psychiatric Association today released the proposed draft diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The draft criteria represent content changes under consideration for DSM, which is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health and other health professionals, and is used for diagnostic and research purposes…Public Review of Proposed Revisions – The resulting recommendations for revisions to the current DSM are being posted on the APA’s Web site for the manual, for public review and written comment. These comments will be reviewed and considered by the relevant DSM-5 Work Groups…The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty society whose physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders. Visit the APA at www.psych.org and www.healthyminds.org.”