Introduction / Darrel A. Regier / William E. Narrow / Emily A. Kuhl / David J. Kupfer
Part I. Diagnostic Spectra: Assessing the Validity of Disorder Groupings
1. Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Light of Modern Genetics / Steven E. Hyman
2. Integration of Dimensional Spectra for Depression and Anxiety Into Categorical Diagnoses for General Medical Practice / David Goldberg / Leonard J. Simms / Richard Gater / Robert F. Krueger
3. One Way Forward for Psychiatric Nomenclature: The Example of the Spectrum Project Approach / Ellen Frank / Paola Rucci / Dr.Stat. / Giovanni B. Cassano
4. Meta Effects of Classifying Mental Disorders / Norman Sartorius / F.R.C.Psych
Part II. Integrating Dimensional Concepts Into a Categorical System
5. A Proposal for Incorporating Clinically Relevant Dimensions Into DSM-5 / John E. Helzer
6. Empirically Derived Personality Disorder Prototypes: Bridging Dimensions and Categories in DSM-5 / Robert F. Krueger / Nicholas R. Eaton / Susan C. South / Lee Anna Clark / Leonard J. Simms
7. Options and Dilemmas of Dimensional Measures for DSM-5: Which Types of Measures Fare Best in Predicting Course and Outcome? / Hans-Ulrich Wittchen / Michael Höfler / Andrew T. Gloster / Michelle G. Craske / Katja Beesdo
Part III. Assessing Functional Impairment for Clinical Significance and Disability
8. Clinical Significance and Disorder Thresholds in DSM-5: The Role of Disability and Distress / William E. Narrow / Emily A. Kuhl
9. Assessing Activity Limitations and Disability Among Adults / Michael Von Korff / Gavin Andrews / Madeleine Delves
10. Measuring Disability Across Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Disorders / Martin Prince / Nick Glozier / Renata Sousa / Michael Dewey
Part IV. Identifying Important Culture- and Gender-Related Expressions of Disorders
11. Assessing Mental Disorders and Service Use Across Countries: The Who World Mental Health Survey Initiative / Philip S. Wang / Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola / Jordi Alonso / Sing Lee / Michael Schoenbaum / T. Bedirhan Üstün / Ronald C. Kessler / Ronny Bruffaerts / Guilherme Borges / Giovanni de Girolamo / Oye Gureje / Josep Maria Haro / Stanislav Kostyuchenko / Viviane Kovess Masféty / Daphna Levinson / Herbert Matschinger / Zeina Mneimneh / Mark Oakley Browne / Johan Ormel / José Posada-Villa / Soraya Seedat / Hisateru Tachimori / Adley Tsang
12. The Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Immigration, and Cultural Influences on the Nature and Distribution of Mental Disorders: An Examination of Major Depression / James S. Jackson / Jamie M. Abelson / Patricia A. Berglund / Briana Mezuk / Myriam Torres / Rong Zhang
13. Gender and Gender-Related Issues in DSM-5 / Kimberly A. Yonkers / Diana E. Clarke
Part V. Incorporating Developmental Variations of Disorder Expression Across the Lifespan
14. Increasing the Developmental Focus in DSM-5: Broad Issues and Specific Potential Applications in Anxiety / Daniel S. Pine / E. Jane Costello / Ron Dahl / Regina James / James F. Leckman / Ellen Leibenluft / Rachel G. Klein / Judith L. Rapoport / David Shaffer / Eric Taylor / Charles H. Zeanah
15. Diagnostic Issues Relating to Lifespan From Adulthood Into Later Life / Warachal Eileen Faison / Susan K. Schultz