This presentation by Maria Oquendo, United States, was recorded on 20 January 2025 at the ECNP Roadmap Meeting on Precision Psychiatry in Frankfurt, Germany.
The talk discusses future strategies for the DSM. It acknowledges critiques of the DSM, including its atheoretical nature and reliance on expert consensus. Oquendo emphasizes integrating advances in biomarkers, measurements, and classification models. She highlights the need to harmonize the DSM with the ICD and address comorbidity. The DSM committee, comprising experts from various fields, aims to strategize future updates, focusing on structure, dimensions, functioning, quality of life, biomarkers, and social determinants of mental health. The DSM is a living document, integrating new knowledge and involving diverse perspectives.
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