Where does this bring us in regard to DSM5? Unfortunately, the purpose and methods of DSM5 field testing have been shrouded in the usual secrecy, but what has become public reveals great confusion. The original plan was to begin DSM5 field testing last summer without benefit of any public review of the Work Group drafts. Under external pressure, this obviously misguided idea was dropped and field trials had to be postponed for a year—with a planned but unlikely start date of early this summer.
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