DSM 4 and DSM 5

[Prince090]

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Are there significant differences b/w DSM 4 and DSM 5 ? Has step 1 incorporated DSM 5 ?

Any info....

 

[CherryRedDracul]

Are there significant differences b/w DSM 4 and DSM 5 ? Has step 1 incorporated DSM 5 ?

Any info....

There are differences and I don't know much of them yet.

I've heard rumors that DSM-4 stuff is still on Step 1, but there are DSM-5 questions, too. But the DSM-5 questions are experimental questions for now. Again, those are the rumors I've heard and I wonder if there's any validity to them.

 

[Prince090]

There are differences and I don't know much of them yet.

I've heard rumors that DSM-4 stuff is still on Step 1, but there are DSM-5 questions, too. But the DSM-5 questions are experimental questions for now. Again, those are the rumors I've heard and I wonder if there's any validity to them.

thanks for the input.

Btw, do we have to study each and everything of DSM 4 or 5 in order to be efficiently prepared for the behavioral science portion of step 1 or the information in BRS is sufficient ?

 

[Prince090]

Saw this on usmle org.











The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) was released at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting in May 2013. USMLE test content will be impacted by changes in criteria and terminology.



Because USMLE content pools are large, the transition from DSM-IV to DSM-5 criteria and terminology will need to be gradual and will likely take place over several years. The following principles will guide this transition:

1. The highest priority has been given to test content assessing diagnoses that do not appear in DSM-5. This content has already been removed from USMLE examinations.
2. USMLE will begin to transition content to include both DSM-IV and DSM-5 terminology. This process will begin in 2014. Start and end dates for this transition will vary by exam.