About
About DSMdle
A free daily DSM-5 case for psychology students and clinicians, and a set of modes that train the skills around it. Inspired by Wordle, built for clinical reasoning. Available in English and Spanish.
How a case works
One new case a day. 134 diagnoses and presentations across 19 DSM groups are in play, with a few left out on purpose to keep the game intuitive.
- Read the first clueThe initial presentation, as a clinician would meet it.
- Submit a diagnosisType the DSM-5 diagnosis you think fits best and send it.
- Wrong? A new clueEach clue is more specific than the last.
- Six clues, six guessesSolve the case in as few guesses as you can.
- Share and come back tomorrowA new case every day. Your streak and stats follow you.
Every mode
Four skills sit behind a diagnosis: recognizing it, knowing its criteria, telling it from its look-alikes, and applying the criteria to a case. Each mode trains one of them, and your map keeps score.
- Daily caseRecognizeFind the diagnosis from a presentation, one clue at a time. Hard mode gives you a single call, scored on how few clues you needed.
- CriterionsKnow criteriaA Connections-style board: sort 16 criteria into the four diagnoses they belong to. Hard adds naming each diagnosis once its group is set.
- Differential DuelDifferentiateFive rounds of look-alike diagnoses: choose the better fit, then the detail that settles it.
- Evidence CheckApply criteriaRead a short, self-contained note and judge whether it supports a criterion, contradicts it, or isn’t enough evidence, then read the reasoning.
- Case ReviewApply criteriaA 30-second matching game after a case: connect each excerpt to the clinical feature it describes.
- PracticeFive-activity plans built from your map, mixing cases, boards, Duels, Evidence Checks and Case Reviews aimed at your gaps.
- Your mapEvery diagnosis you meet lands on your map. Each skill takes three milestones, over more than one day; earn all four and the diagnosis is mastered.
Free, with an account, with Plus
- FreeToday’s case, Criterions board and DuelThe daily case, the daily Criterions board and the daily Differential Duel, in Classic or Hard mode, with the Clinical Overview and community stats after each.
- Free accountYour record, on every deviceStats, streaks and your map, kept across devices, and the daily cases from the last 7 days to catch up on. No password: we email you a link.
- PlusEverything beyond todayThe whole archive, two extra cases a day, Evidence Check, Case Review, Practice, and the Reasoning and Differentials tabs. Members can also gift a month of Plus to a colleague once every 30 days. Current monthly and annual prices are on the pricing page.
The team
A small team that cares about keeping DSMdle running, accurate and up to date.
- Luis FloresSoftware engineer with a psychology degreegithub.com/WichoFlores
- Susana RiosProduct designer
Found an error in a case, have feedback, or want to suggest a feature? Contact us.
ImportantDSMdle is for learning and play only. All case content is AI-generated, simplified, and has not been clinically validated. It may contain inaccuracies, oversimplifications, or errors. This game is not a clinical or diagnostic tool, and it is not medical advice. Do not use it to diagnose yourself or others. If you have mental health concerns, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.