Reasons for the Failure of fifth diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM-5) to Assess Mental Development Disorder

Abstract

Objectif : The aim of this research is to identify the reasons for the deficiency of the fifth diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM-5) in evaluating mental development disorder as the main tool adopted globally in diagnosing psychological disorders

Method :  to answer the research questions and achieve its objectives, a combination of the Analytical Method, which seeks to derive generalizable rules and principles, and the Critical Interpretative Method, which focuses on analyzing and interpreting ideas and viewpoints rather than empirical facts, was adopted.

Result:  The research found a set of reasons, the most important of which is the focus on quantitative data and the lack of interest in qualitative data when diagnosing, and the use of standard intelligence measures to assess mental performance despite its inaccuracy in measuring intelligence and its inappropriateness to the privacy of the mentally disabled, also failure to define diagnostic criteria procedurally to ensure the accuracy and professionalism of the diagnosis, it is based on the principle of type differences for diagnosis within groups and does not apply the principle of individual differences that leads to an integrated psychological diagnosis describes the case in a graph (Psychograph).