A comparison of DSM-IV and DSM-5 panel members' financial associations with industry: a pernicious problem persists

Lisa Cosgrove; Sheldon Krimsky

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001190

A comparison of DSM-IV and DSM-5 panel members' financial associations with industry: a pernicious problem persists

PLoS Med. 2012;9(3):e1001190. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001190. Epub 2012 Mar 13.

Authors

Lisa Cosgrove¹, Sheldon Krimsky

Affiliation

¹ Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. lcosgrove@ethics.harvard.edu

Abstract

Lisa Cosgrove and Sheldon Krimsky examine the new competing interest disclosure policy of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and report that DSM panel members still have considerable financial conflicts of interest.

MeSH terms

Conflict of Interest / economics*
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders*
Industry / economics*