The Two Categories (I

question 217

Multiple Choice

The two categories (i.e., substance abuse and substance dependence) were collapsed into one (i.e., substance use disorder) in DSM-5 because:

• A)There is a quantitative severity distinction rather than qualitative distinction between substance dependence and abuse, so they should be on a continuum.
• B)They argue that the legal problems criterion is a poor discriminator of substance problem severity.
• C)The substance use disorder symptoms are best representative of moderate pathology and does not help distinguish mild and severe pathology.
• D)All of the above.

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