I recently had a very interesting conversation with someone about the new DSM-5 codes. Or maybe it was about the ICD-10 codes for behavioral health. Or perhaps it was about both.

One of the first things you will notice about the DSM-5 and the ICD-10 CM Chapter 5 diagnoses is the problem we have with the language used to describe certain conditions.

For those of you who have seen my presentations, you will remember some of the discrepancies between the two manuals I have discussed....

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