Abstract
Topic: A Critical Appraisal of the DSM5: Social Work Perspectives
Guest Editor: Jeffrey R. Lacasse, MSW, PhD
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2013
Research on Social Work Practice (RSWP) announces a call for papers to appear in a special issue of the journal dedicated to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version 5 (DSM-5). The DSM-V is scheduled to be released in May of 2013, and will have an important impact on mental health research and practice alike. The journal seeks papers that will contribute to the ongoing scholarly debate regarding the DSM and psychiatric classification and their effects on clients and the public, clinical practice, social/health policy, and mental health research. For this special issue, we are seeking not only empirical work as is usually the custom at RSWP, but also systematic reviews of the empirical literature, critical assessments, and conceptual analyses of the DSM-5. Interdisciplinary-authored papers are welcome. Suggested topics include:
The development of the DSM-5 including methodological, political, sociological, and epistemological analyses;
Critical assessment of the concept of mental disorder as defined in DSM-5;
Systematic reviews of the reliability and/or validity of major categories of DSM-5- defined disorders, including any published or unpublished field trials of the forthcoming DSM-5 criteria;
Discussions of categorical versus dimensional approaches to mental disorder;
Arguments for or against DSM-5 as compared to alternative nosological systems, such as the International Classification of Diseases, Version 10.
Alternatives to the categorical system of the DSM, such as functional analysis used by behavioral practitioners.
The role of supplemental methods of assessment, such as the NASW's Person-in-Environment (PIE) assessment system, the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, or methods of family assessment.
We will also review papers on other topics related to DSM-5.
All papers are subject to blind peer-review. The deadline for paper submissions is March 1, 2013. The issue will be published in late summer/early fall of 2013. Potential authors may contact the guest editor to discuss ideas for submissions. All submissions must be formatted in strict compliance with current APA style, with empirical research papers also being in compliance with the Journal Article Reporting Standards found on pp. 247-248 of the APA Manual.
Contact Information:
Jeffrey R. Lacasse, MSW, PhD
School of Social Work
College of Public Programs
Arizona State University
411 N. Central Avenue
Mail Code 3920
Phoenix, AZ, 85004-0689
(602) 496-0067