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I’m experimenting with feedburner and will soon add some utilities to make it easier to subscribe to this blog via e-mail, etc. I intend to start publishing research reviews and articles related to some of the changes in DSM-5 here. So watch for some changes in the appearance of this new blog over the next 6 months.

In the meantime, I’ll also soon be editing the article at http://www.DSM-5diagnosis.com

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Follow the action and get research updates on this blog, as well as by checking out the other resource sites Dr. Finnerty is compiling related to changes and new diagnoses as well as diagnoses that get deleted from the new DSM-5 (aka DSM-V) at http://www.worldwidementalhealth.com

Learn more about depressive personality traits (and why depressive personality disorder is more useful than neuroticism) at http://www.depressivepersonality.com

In December, 2009 the American Psychiatric Association (http://www.psych.org) announced the one year delay of the official publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders until May, 2013.

The January 1st, 2010 issue of APA’s Psychiatric News noted “Proposed changes to the current diagnostic criteria will be posted on APA’s DSM-5 Web site at http://www.dsm5.org for public comments starting on January 20.”  [2010]

However today (1/15/10) I noticed that the DSM-5 website now reads: “Note: The new DSM5.org Web site, which will include proposed revisions and draft diagnostic criteria, has been rescheduled for launch on Wednesday, February 10, 2010.”

I was previously posting to a blog at http://tfinnerty.tripod.com/DrTodd and I also occassionally post to other blogs with a specific focus (ex: http://www.psychcontinuinged.com/blog and http://www.depressivepersonalitydisorder.com/blog )

For more about me check out http://www.toddfinnerty.com

 However, I will most likley be discontinuing the tripod site and starting to post more general articles here. I maysummarize interesting articles or other things that appear interesting, so feel free to check back. If you’re on twitter follow @DrFinnerty http://twitter.com/DrFinnerty