DSM

Dear Editor:

Cheryl Wetzstein’s recent article (“Psychiatrists Mull New Sex Disorders,” March 2) sheds light on a variety of important proposed changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), including the reclassification of pathological gambling as a behavioral addiction.

In February, the American Psychiatric Society made headlines when it announced proposed changes to its encyclopedia of mental illness, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Though the new version of the manual, DSM-V, will not be published until 2013, the suggested revisions already have incited vigorous debate about a wide range of issues, including gambling.