Mood and personality disorders are often misconceived: here's what you need to know
- Written by Kathryn Fletcher, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
With each new version of the widely-used manual of mental disorders, the number of mental health conditions increases. The latest version (DSM-5) lists around 300 disorders. To complicate things, many share common features, such as depression and anxiety.
The manual is a useful guide for doctors and researchers, but making a diagnosis is not a...