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DSM V Update and Transparency

By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

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1. mental health patient 7:09 pm on November 12th, 2009

   Thank you! I just submitted a similar comment about patient input on another blog.

   I noticed most members of the DSM-V task force are MDs, PhDs, and/or professors connected with clinical practice or research.

   Why are many critical stakeholders missing from the task force/committees? Mental health and disability advocacy groups, healthcare managers or groups, patients, and policymakers should be part of this process. At they very least, there should be a handful on the task force to provide input. And who will be the groupthink monitor?!

   So many lives are affected by this mental health bible, and I am shocked at the lack of representation and diversity of the task force.

   The working group reflects an inadequate project process. A poor project process = poor implementation = poor results.

   Another concern is that Western Psychiatric hospital is associated with the leader of this project–Dr. David Kupfer. While Western Psychiatrics associated medical school–the University of Pittsburgh–has an excellent reputation, Western Psychiatric hospital has a terrible reputation for patient care. Clinicians and other health care workers have noted this.

   There’s a lot more to worry about here besides transparency.

   Link to the task force and committees:

   http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/Newsroom/NewsReleases/2008NewsReleases/dsmwg.aspx

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