The “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM) sits on the shelf behind the front desk at my office. It’s big. It’s thick. It always reminds me of a family bible parked on a coffee table. It looms. Published first in 1952, the now DSM V is in its fifth revision. The manual is always a work in progress, both scientifically and culturally. Disorders are … [Read more...]