Since the publication of The American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders version 5 in 2013, there has been a wave of critical protest, especially in Britain and especially amongst psychologists. My aim is not to rehearse the mostly sensible criticisms, but to ask what should we be doing about the situation. Should we not be able to find a useful classificatory procedure that helps both professionals and patients to understand both diagnosis and recovery in the same terms? Only when we can do this will the current system be superseded — improve it or live with it. After all, science proceeds by replacing older theories and systems with newer ones that seem to do a better job.