Psychiatry Is Sure To Change As The Psychedelic Revolution Arrives

The Psychedelic Revolution Is Coming.  Psychiatry May Never Be The Same by Andrew Jacobs.  The New York Times.  May 12, 2021.   

1 In 3 COVID-19 Survivors Had Neurological/Psychiatric Condition Within Six Months Of Infection

 One In Three COVID-19 Survivors Diagnosed With Brain Or Mental Health Disorder Within 6 Months Of Infection, Study Finds by Adrianna Rodriguez.  USA TODAY.  April 8, 2021.  

DSM-5 Identifies and Classifies Mental Conditions for Psychiatric Profession

Psychiatrists Approves Vast Changes To Diagnosis Manual by Sharon Jayson.  USA Today.  December 2, 2012.

Culminating the work of over a decade, the board of the American Psychiatric Association approved the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which will be published in detail in May.  The Manual has tremendous significance for insurance coverage and school special services.

Among the several controversial changes addressed by this article is the elimination of a mild form of autism known as Asperger's syndrome and folding it in as a part of autism spectrum disorder.