One Criticism of the New Diagnostic Criteria for Somatic Symptom

question 76

Multiple Choice

One criticism of the new diagnostic criteria for somatic symptom disorder (from somatization disorder in DSM-IV-TR) is that:

• A)The number of required symptoms is too high
• B)The criteria are overdiagnosing people who are not truly ill
• C)It's almost impossible to have the "right" number and type of symptoms for diagnosis
• D)All of the above

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Colour Vision

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Pitch Perception

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