Multiple Choice
What is the dimensional approach to diagnosis?
A) a diagnostic approach that takes into account that mental disorders fall on a continuum of severity.
B) a diagnostic approach that encourages clinicians to assess psychopathology according to multiple dimensions, not just symptoms.
C) a diagnostic approach that encourages assessment by more than one clinician.
D) a diagnostic approach that encourages assessment of quality of life.
E) a diagnostic approach that focuses on functional impairment.
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