for future DSM-5 Task Force reviews and set the stage for the new edition of DSM.
In 2006, the APA named David J. Kupfer, M.D., as Chair and Darrel A. Regier, M.D.,
M.P.H., as Vice-Chair of the DSM-5 Task Fo rce. They were char ged with recommending
chairs for the 13 diagnostic work groups and additional task force members with a multi-
disciplinary range of expertise who would oversee the development of DSM-5. An addi-
tional vetting process was init iated by the APA Board of Trus tees to disclose sources of
income and thus avoid conflicts of interest by task force and work group members. The full
disclosure of all income and research grants  from commercial sources, including the phar-