By the bookThe American Psychiatric Association’s latest diagnostic manual remains a flawed attempt to categorise mental illness A BOOK with the title “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition” does not sound destined to be a bestseller, particularly at $199 a pop. But DSM-5, as it is known for short, is almost certain to become one. Its predecessor, DSM-IV, which was p
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