Gender and geographic disparities among DSM-5-TR authors in relation to financial conflicts of interest and industry payments: cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate gender and geographic representation (within the USA) and assess financial conflicts of interest and industry payments among task force, panel and cross-cutting review group members of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, text revision (DSM-5-TR).

Design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

Open Payments database, USA; National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry, USA.

Participants

The 116 physicians who served on a task force (n=5), panel (n=83) and cross-cutting review group (n=28) for the DSM-5-TR with information recorded in the Open Payments database and NPI registry.

Main outcome measures

Demographic patterns among contributors to the DSM-5-TR, including gender and geographic location (USA) and

SUBMITTER: Diianni AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612736 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature