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32 TPC D igest to promote intentional assessment of how cultural differences between client and clinician may impact help seeking and treatment planning. Assessment instruments designed for the DSM-5 and a companion website dedicated to this edition are new features of the DSM-5 . In addition, the article introduces this special issue of The Professional Counselor , which is focused on the DSM-5 and covers a variety of foundational topics including the historical roots of this complex nosology, changes within the DSM-5 that impact clinical practice, how the DSM has evolved over time, the deletion of the multiaxial system, the harmonization of the DSM-5 with the ICD , the inclusion of cross-cutting symptom measures and dimensional assessments, and the organization of the manual. Specific topics include applying the DSM-5 to clinical practice, a review of how cross- cutting symptom and severity measures meet the standard of psychometric instrumentation, how chronic and persistent mental illness is conceptualized, changes in feeding and eating disorders, and the treatment of trauma- and stressor-related disorders. Readers will find the articles in this special issue a good primer as they prepare to understand and use the DSM-5 in clinical practice. Full article and references: Buckley, M. R. (2014). Back to Basics: Using the DSM-5 to Benefit Clients. The Professional Counselor , 4 , 159–165. doi:10.15241/mrb.4.3.159 The Professional Counselor DIGEST Volume 4, Issue 3 http:/ /tpcjournal.nbcc.or g © 2014 NBCC, Inc. and Affiliates