Dr David Mee-Lee on his ASAM Patient Placement Criteria and the new DSM-5
Dr Mee-Lee joins Dr Inaba in reviewing and contrasting the new DSM-5 from the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s Patient Placement Criteria, for which he is one of the main authors. The difference between the two manuals is discussed, including the changes in categories and scope in the new DSM, the ongoing issue of public perception/acceptance of the addiction as disease model, and issues around treatment and relapse.