Public Health Aspects of Diagnosis and Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-5 and ICD-11 provides a comprehensive summary of the current state of mental health classification in the United States and internationally, fostering a better understanding of primary research and clinical needs and facilitating the efforts of service planners, researchers and trainees to address current use of psychiatric diagnosis in the public health sector. The volume reflects the proceedings of a research planning conference convened by the APA and World Health Organization (WHO) that focused on public health aspects of the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders.

ContributorsForewordIntroduction: Public Health and the Classification of Mental DisordersPreface: WHO Perspectives on Stakeholder Involvement in Revision of the Diagnosis and Classification of Mental DisordersChapter 1. SERVICE USER AND CARER STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS OF DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF MENTAL ILLNESSESChapter 2. PREVENTION OF MENTAL DISORDERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR REVISION OF PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATIONChapter 3. CAPTURING COMPLEXITY: THE CASE FOR A NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR MENTAL DISORDERS IN PRIMARY CAREChapter 4. USE OF DIAGNOSIS IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRYChapter 5. ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF REVISING THE DIAGNOSTIC NOMENCLATURE FOR MENTAL DISORDERS Chapter 6. EDUCATION AND TRAININGChapter 7. STATISTICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMSChapter 8. TRANSLATING PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION INTO PUBLIC HEALTH USAGEChapter 9. FORMULATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY, AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN DSM AND ICDIndex