[Counselor_Educ] FW: ACA Expresses DSM-5 Concerns to the American Psychiatric Association

[Leinbaugh, Tracy]

Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S
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Ohio University
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Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:59 AM
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Subject: ACA Expresses DSM-5 Concerns to the American Psychiatric Association

ACA Expresses DSM-5 Concerns to the American Psychiatric Association
ACA President Don W. Locke has sent a letter<http://www.counseling.org/Resources/pdfs/ACA_DSM-5_letter_11-11.pdf> to the American Psychiatric Association on behalf of professional counselors expressing current concerns about the DSM-5 revision process. The letter focuses on the need for better empirical evidence, the lack of information about proposed dimensional and cross cutting assessments, problems with the ongoing field trials, concerns about the biological emphasis of the revised definition of mental disorders, and the need for greater transparency.
To view the ACA letter sent to American Psychiatric Association President John Oldham, click here<http://www.counseling.org/Resources/pdfs/ACA_DSM-5_letter_11-11.pdf> or go to http://www.counseling.org/PressRoom/NewsReleases.aspx?AGuid=315a280b-4d0b-48af-9421-1f7d3f01b4b7
Thanks go to the ACA DSM-5 Task Force, chaired by Dayle Jones, for providing critical background information and research for the letter.
David Kaplan
ACA Chief Professional Officer


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