Merits and faults of the new category of DSM-5
Francesco Mancini, Claudia Perdighe
In recent decades we have come to a more accurate understanding of the mental state that regulates
thoughts and obsessive behaviours. This understanding of the complex phenomenology of OCD risks
getting lost when, like the DSM-5 does with the introduction of the OCD category and related disorders,
it promotes an understanding of the disorder in terms of the mere sharing of signs and form of
symptoms. In this article what we believe to be the critical aspects of this category will be examined,
both from a conceptual point of view and from the point of view of clinical practice.
Keywords
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Related disorders, Obsessive-compulsive spectrum, DSM-5.
