Autism Criteria Criticized by DSM-5 Leader

Submitted by Anonymous on May 9, 2012 - 08:52
Source: 
Medical Page Today
Link: 
Autism Criteria Critics Blasted by DSM-5 Leader
Date Published: 
May 9, 2012
Abstract: 

Swedo spoke at the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) annual meeting, in her role as chairperson of the work group developing new diagnostic criteria for neurodevelopmental disorders in DSM-5, the forthcoming fifth edition of the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.