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Pycotic Disorder Dsm5&icd11
Pycotic Disorder Dsm5&icd11
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REVIEW ARTICLE
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) was published by the American
Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2013, and the Work Group on the Classification of Psychotic disorders (WGPD),
installed by the World Health Organization (WHO), is expected to publish the new chapter about schizophrenia and
other primary psychotic disorders in 2017. We reviewed the available literature to summarize the major changes,
innovations, and developments of both manuals. If available and possible, we outline the theoretical background
behind these changes. Due to the fact that the development of ICD-11 has not yet been completed, the details about
ICD-11 are still proposals under ongoing revision. In this ongoing process, they may be revised and therefore have to be
seen as proposals. DSM-5 has eliminated schizophrenia subtypes and replaced them with a dimensional approach based
on symptom assessments. ICD-11 will most likely go in a similar direction, as both manuals are planned to be more
harmonized, although some differences will remain in details and the conceptual orientation. Next to these
modifications, ICD-11 will provide a transsectional diagnostic criterion for schizoaffective disorders and a
reorganization of acute and transient psychotic and delusional disorders. In this manuscript, we will compare the
2 classification systems.
Introduction DSM-5
In June 2013, the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and One of the main changes is related neither to form nor
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), content, but to the development process itself. This
published by the American Psychiatric Association undertaking started in 1999, and for 14 years, hundreds
(APA), became available. Its development was a 14-year of experts worldwide cooperated to create the new
process, involving and coordinating the work of manual. In 2008, after the pre-planning phase, the
hundreds of people.1 Not only were the leading experts DSM-5 Tasks Force announced the members of the 13
engaged, but the development process was also open to Work Groups who started to revise the diagnostic criteria
the public. A simultaneous publication of the Eleventh of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Edition of the International Statistical Classification of Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). A special focus was
Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11), put on recent data in the fields of human genetics and
developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), neuroimaging. In addition, the Work Groups were
was not possible given the laborious evaluation and charged with implementing several innovations. All
review efforts of both organizations. The release of chapters had to be reorganized in order to credit
ICD-11 is expected in 2017.2 Nevertheless, certain individual developmental aspects of subjects and the
trends and details already have been published. We will phenomenological similarity of disorders, and also
outline and discuss the main changes regarding reflect the course of the disease across the lifespan. The
psychotic disorders in both manuals. multiaxial system of DSM-IV was given up, and dimen-
sional aspects of diseases had to be specified instead.
More consistent, more precise, and more understandable
definitions of diagnostic criteria were the target. In
* Address for correspondence: W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, Department
addition, a more systematic and wider discussion of
of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical University
Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. differential diagnostic criteria, as well as the deletion or
(Email: wolfgang.fleischhacker@i-med.ac.at) addition of respectively obsolete or newly observed
phenomena, were part of the goal. The drafts of the Work Delusional disorder
Groups were frequently made available for public
The requirement for non-bizarre delusion for this
annotation. Critique and amendments were integrated
diagnosis was eliminated. A clearer discrimination of
in the development of DSM-5, if they were considered
delusional disorders and psychotic variants of obsessive
relevant. Next to this, all diagnoses were marked with the
compulsive disorders or body dysmorphic disorders
best suitable ICD-10-CM code. This phase was followed
was introduced by the following exclusion criterion:
by field trials from 2010 to 2012. Simultaneously the
Symptoms must not be better explained by conditions
revision process was pushed forward, and the reviewers
like obsessive-compulsive disorders or body dysmorphic
were asked to integrate the findings of the field trials.
disorders. Shared delusional disorders were subsumed in
Finally, after the approval of the APA Board of Trustees,
this chapter.3
DSM-5 was released in May 2013 at the APA 2013 Annual
Meeting in San Francisco.1,3
Brief psychotic disorder
TABLE 1. Organization of the chapters regarding psychotic disorders in ICD-10/11 and DSM-IV/5
ICD-10: Schizophrenia, Schizotypal and ICD-11: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other DSM-IV: Schizophrenia and Other DSM-5: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other
Delusional Disorders Primary Psychotic Disorders Psychotic Disorders Psychotic Disorders
code qualifiers (specifiers), and assessment issues.19 The Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Acute Schizophrenia-
following paragraphs will outline the major changes Like Psychotic Disorder,” lasting less than 4 weeks, will
regarding the diagnoses in this chapter.18 be summarized as “Unspecific Primary Psychotic
Disorders.” Schizophreniform disorder should no longer
Schizophrenia be diagnosed.
Descriptions, etiological information, and comments, as underpinnings of schizophrenia remain elusive.7 For the
well as diagnostic assessments and recommendations, time being, the available evidence does not allow for the
are therefore more comprehensive. introduction of biological markers to aid the individual
As both work groups tried to harmonize the 2 systems diagnostic process.24 To outperform well-introduced and
as much as possible, the differences are fairly small in the validated diagnostic manuals in terms of higher
respective psychotic disorder chapters. The new meta- reliability and validity is an ambitious challenge and not
structure of the chapters in DSM-5 catches the eye first. easy to reach. As the review process and the field trials
The background of this new order is the idea to give credit for ICD-11 are not yet completed predictions regarding
to developmental aspects of the disorders. Diagnoses with clinical utility, reliability, and validity seem premature.
early onsets are dealt with first. Additional information We do not expect major surprises regarding these
about development, course, and symptomatic lifetime parameters due to the modest changes so far discussed
changes of the disorder are given in the text. for ICD-11. The fact that 99.5% of DSM-IV schizo-
Specific differences most commonly deal with time and phrenia patients meet DSM-5 criteria supports this
duration criteria. This can for instance be seen in the cases conjecture.14 One of the goals for DSM-5 and ICD-11
of the DSM-5 diagnosis Brief Psychotic Disorder and the was to create more practical manuals. In this respect, the
ICD-11 counterpart Acute and Transient Psychotic and clinical utility of ICD-11 in terms of psychotic disorders
Delusional Disorder. ICD-11 has a time criterion for may be improved because of the reduced count of
schizophrenia of 1 month, whereas DSM-5 requires diagnoses and the consolidation of disorders with
6 months. So ICD-11 ATPD with symptoms of schizo- delusional aspects. On the other hand, the dimensional
phrenia has to stay within this 1-month period, while approach implemented in both systems calls for time-
DSM-5 splits this syndrome into 1 month of brief Psychotic consuming assessments and may therefore impede the
Disorder and up to 6 months of Schizophreniform Disorder. clinical usability.18 Having said this, we strongly feel that
Regarding schizoaffective disorder, the longitudinal the dimensional approach is justified by the considerable
aspect will be taken out of ICD-11 in order to simplify the heterogeneity of symptoms and the course of illness of
diagnostic process and to underline the transsectional schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
approach. DSM-5 holds on to a more longitudinal Both systems so far ignore pre-psychotic prodromal
approach, which makes necessary time-consuming syndromes. As a lot of research is done in this important
history-taking with questionable value of information. field, so it would appear desirable to include these into
The characterization of patients with both mood and the chapter for syndromes requiring further study.
psychotic disorders remains a clinical challenge. Another issue of ongoing discussion is the role of
The role of functional outcome remains a hotly debated functional outcome. In DSM-5, an impaired functional
issue. On the one hand, deficits are found consistently in outcome is a mandatory criterion for schizophrenia,
schizophrenia. On the other hand, some patients with a while the WHO argues against this.25 Functional deficits
considerable degree of typical symptoms may show a high do not occur in all schizophrenia patients and are far
level of functioning and would therefore not be eligible for from specific for this diagnosis.26 This problem remains
healthcare benefits if they do not meet diagnostic criteria an unsolved issue, and further studies will hopefully shed
for a disorder. WHO has a separate classification system more light on it.17
for functional impairment and disability.23 On a related note, the role of cognitive impairment
In spite of these discrepancies, it is important not to was carefully considered by both working groups. Due to
lose sight of similarities between the 2 systems. Both the lack of specificity for schizophrenia, the role of
eliminate the subcategories of schizophrenia, both cognitive impairment is not part of the core diagnostic
underscore the relevance of dimensional aspects with criteria, but is given attention as a symptom specifier/
symptom specifier/assessment, and both diminish the assessment.4,27
role of first rank symptoms and include cognitive Some have questioned whether the modest innovations
impairments. Attenuated psychosis syndrome is consid- of the new diagnostic manuals justify the enormous
ered highly important for further scientific investigation, consumption of financial and human resources. The
even though it is not yet included as a diagnostic entity. diagnostic process remains an everyday challenge and
depends greatly on the one who performs it. As we tend to
find what we are looking for, it is important to critically
Conclusion
reconsider familiar diagnostic practice from time to time
The changes in DSM-5 and ICD-11 represent no and to systematically put it into context with the latest
paradigmatic shift. Many specialists would have wished research. This assures the enhancement of diagnostic
that the diagnostic process could be based more on a accuracy and the development of new research fields, in
neurobiological fundamental. Although huge efforts are the interest of training clinicians better in the best
made in this direction, the exact neurophysiological interest of the patients for whom we care.