# DSM-5 Text Revisions: What Changed, and What Does That Mean for Mental Health Providers?

**URL:** https://www.valant.io/resources/blog/dsm-5-text-revisions-what-changed-and-what-does-that-mean-for-mental-health-providers/
**Author:** Andrew Schatzberg
**Published:** November 6, 2024

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In March of 2022, the [American Psychological Association (APA)](https://www.apa.org/) released changes to its diagnostic manual, the *Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition*. These text revisions updated the DSM-5 to include new diagnoses, clarifying language for diagnostic criteria, better guidance on coding, and more.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Psychiatry Online [stated](https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.1.20), “With contributions from more than 200 subject matter experts, the updated volume boasts the most current text updates based on the scientific literature.”

## What’s changed in DSM-5?

Here are a few of the changes from in the text revision:

- **Updates and clarifications to the criteria** **sets** of over 70 disorders. This has helped clinicians increase their diagnostic precision.

- Stronger focus on the **effects of racial and cultural differences on mental health**, including its effect on symptom presentation. A committee of mental health providers from diverse backgrounds has also shaped the language of the DSM-5 to remove stereotyping or discriminatory language.

- **Diagnostic criteria for some childhood disorders** was clarified to aid clinicians in diagnosing autism spectrum disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, PTSD, and prolonged grief disorder in children.

- **Updated guidance on ICD-10 codes** for different diagnoses, including codes that differentiate between suicidal behavior and non-suicidal self-injury. The most up-to-date ICD-10 codes are always available in Valant’s coding system ahead of updates; as of the March 2022 changes, the DSM-5 assists clinicians in selecting the appropriate code(s) for each patient.

- **Prolonged grief disorder** was added as a diagnosis based on research and clinical experience suggesting that some bereaved individuals have significantly increased difficulty in adjusting to the loss of a loved one over time.

- **Updated terminology** to better reflect the experience of those with gender dysphoria, for example, replacing the term “desired gender” with “experienced gender.”

## What does this mean for Valant users?

Nothing in the Valant system changed with the release of the DSM-5 text revisions. Because we keep up with ICD-10 coding changes, Valant software is always equipped to accommodate changes in coding guidance.

Clinicians can continue to use this revised fifth edition to understand disorders and symptom presentation in ever-increasing detail, and to make sure their clinical practice is in alignment with the most up-to-date research in behavioral health.

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## External References

[https://www.apa.org/](https://www.apa.org/)

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