writing mistakes and ambiguous wordings that will make many of its diagnoses
inherently unreliable and inaccurate (Frances, 2013).
There have been false epidemics of Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, and Childhood
Bipolar Disorder. DSM-5 should have tightened the definitions of mental disorders and
should have included cautions against the risks of careless diagnosis. Instead DSM-5 has
introduced new disorders with a high prevalence (Minor Neurocognitive, Disruptive
Mood Dysregulation, Binge Eating), has reduced the threshold of Attention Deficit
Disorder, and has turned normal grief into Major Depressive Disorder.
Changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5

1.
Modification of Artificial Categorization -
With the release of the DSM-5, this
categorization has been simplified to clarify relationships between different disorders.
2.
.The Autism Spectrum -
In the DSM-5, four separately classified issues— that are
unfortunately very common—have been unified under the header of autism spectrum
disorder. The previous categories of autism, Asperger’s, childhood disintegrative disorder,
and pervasive developmental disorder are no longer in use.
3.
Elimination of Childhood Bipolar Disorder-
In response to an observed trend of

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