According to the Textbook, the DSM-5 Has Been Criticized For

question 213

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, the DSM-5 has been criticized for:

• A)representing the consensus of a wide range of mental health professionals from many different organizations and perspectives.
• B)including eating disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and social anxiety disorder as mental disorders.
• C)not including homosexuality as a mental disorder.
• D)using arbitrary cutoffs to draw the line between people with and without a particular disorder.

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