Today is the 1-year anniversary of our blog, Off The Couch! To celebrate, we're having a book giveaway on Twitter. It's going on right now. For more details, check here.

April 13th is the 1-year anniversary of Off The Couch! To celebrate, we're having a book giveaway.

When: Tuesday, April 13 at 1pm ET (10am PT)

Where: Twitterverse

How to Participate:

1. Follow @NewHarbinger on Twitter.
2. On April 13 at 1pm ET (10am PT), visit http://twitter.com/NewHarbinger and retweet our current post.

Selection of Winners:

1. The first 12 people who retweet the post will receive a free book of their choice.
2. We will let the winners know that they have won, and the winners can DM us with the title of the book they want.
3. We will also have a couple bonus book giveaways throughout the day. At different times, we'll announce that whoever is the first person to retweet that current message will receive a book of their choice, so pay attention to our tweets all day!

Prize:

• We send each winner their specified book. Free book! Free shipping!

New Harbinger Reorganizes, Created Publication Technology Department

by Bridget Kinsella

"As it sees the increased need for electronic versions of its books along with the potential opportunities for digital book files, New Harbinger reorganized its 50-person staff and created a new publication technology department.

Read the rest of the article here.

The American Psychiatric Association announced some of their proposed changes for the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM), to be published in 2013. The DSM is the official dictionary of mental disorders recognized by the American Psychiatric Association. Doctors use the DSM to diagnose patients, and insurance companies use it to decide on reimbursement, so it's incredibly important in the profession of psychiatry. Some of these changes are pretty significant. They include:

 

by guest blogger Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, author of The Binge Eating & Compulsive Overeating Workbook

Today, the American Psychiatric Association announced there is enough evidence to support adding Binge Eating Disorder (BED) to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Why is this so important? The National Institutes of Mental Health estimates that 3.5% of women and 2% of men have BED. Binge eating disorder is more prevalent than anorexia or bulimia. Sixty percent of those with BED are female and forty percent are male, which is the largest category of eating disorders that affects men. Unlike bulimia, those with BED do not have compensatory mechanisms to offset their binging. They do not purge through self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, diuretics or through compulsive exercise. BED sufferers share the common co-occurrence of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and substance use disorders with bulimia sufferers. Those with BED are usually overweight or obese but not always.