DSM-5: Proposed draft revisions: Intellectual Disability

The Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM-5 are now available on line.  MR/ID is described as the following:

Intellectual Disability

A. Current intellectual deficits of two or more standard deviations below the population mean, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3% of a person's age and cultural group, or an IQ of 70 or below. This should be measured with an individualized, standardized, culturally appropriate, psychometrically sound measure.

B. And concurrent deficits in at least two domains of adaptive functioning of at least two or more standard deviations, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3 % of a person's age and cultural group, or standard scores of 70 or below. This should be measured with individualized, standardized, culturally appropriate, psychometrically sound measures. Adaptive behavior domains typically include:

• Conceptual skills (communication, language, time, money, academic)
• Social skills (interpersonal skills, social responsibility, recreation, friendships)
• Practical skills (daily living skills, work, travel)

C. With onset during the developmental period.

Code no longer based on IQ level.

Technorati Tags: Psychology, forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry, American psychiatric Association, DSM-V, intellectual disability, mental retardation, MR, ID, criminal psychology, criminal defense, neuropsychology, school psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, intelligence, IQ tests, IQ scores, adaptive behavior, death penalty, capital punishment, Atkins cases