What are the signs and symptoms of mental illness?

Who decides what symptoms are real?

When is a medication prescribed?

Who decides what medications should be paid for?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Mental Disorders 5 (DSM V) is a diagnostic tool published in 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association it serves as the universal authority for psychiatric diagnoses, research, drug regulation agencies, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, the legal system and policy makers. The DSM was originally published in 1952

Prior to its 2013 publication 68% of the 29 task force members and 56% of panel members were on pharmaceutical payrolls.

In 3 of 13 panels over 80% of members had pharmaceutical financial ties

>Neurocognitive Disorders (dementia/ Alzheimer’s)

>Psychotic Disorders (Schizophrenia)

>Sleep Disorders

A few of the members with known ties to big pharma

>Roberto Lewis Fernandez MD Panel 2 Tied to Transcept (Partek) Pharmaceuticals

>Katharine Phillips MD Chair Panel 2 Tied to Transcept Pharmaceuticals

>Charles Reynolds III MD Chair Panel 10 Tied to Pfizer

>Ronald Petersen MD Panel 4 Tied to Pfizer and GE Healthcare

The list of all the members is here http:// spotidoc .com/doc/1480954/dsm-5-task-force

http:// journals.plos .org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001190