American Psychiatric Association
The revision of the DSM—the shrinks' bible—has angered addiction specialists and advocates as never before. All because of only three changes… MORE
By Will Godfrey
Most people think they're either an addict or not. But a growing school of thought defines addiction as a much more nuanced condition. The Fix asks some "almost alcoholics" how they see themselves. MORE
But the proposed introduction of "new" mental illnesses to the DSM psychiatrists' bible is highly controversial. MORE
By Jed Bickman
An author of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's new addiction definition tells The Fix what's wrong with the heavyweight American Psychiatric Association's version. MORE
By Jennifer Matesa with Jed Bickman
A group of leading American addiction experts recently released a sweeping new definition of addiction, sending the the powerful psychiatric lobby into a tail-spin. MORE
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