Many critics agree that the DSM-V has become unduly influenced by industry (pharmaceutical, insurance, but mainly pharmaceutical). However, keep in mind that the idea was that insurance base their payments off of the DSM, not the other way around.

Luckily, there are previous editions of the DSM that are far less influenced. Note that I'm not a mental health professional by any means, but even after the DSM-V was published they taught us medical students with DSM-IV-TR.

I can see how it was taken that way, but I wasn’t trying to say that the DSM is bought and paid for. Rather, I was just describing its modern function, without implying anything about influence one way or another. Mostly, the DSM should not be taken for a comprehensive resource for anything other tham insurance codes for accepted disorders. The ICD-10 exists, and there is an accepted, ongoing body of ongoing research.

This is absolutely true...