Multiple Choice
Which of the following is one of the reasons why Allen Frances called the approval of the DSM-5 a "sad day for psychiatry"?
A) Expectable life challenges, such as mild cognitive changes or everyday forgetting in older adults, are now considered disorders.
B) Behavioral problems like repeated temper tantrums in children are now less likely to be considered disorders.
C) Potentially helpful medications are less likely to be used to treat newly labeled disorders in young children.
D) Changes in diagnostic practices lead to poorer patient care.
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