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Consequences of Expanded Diagnostic Criteria
A major diagnostic manual for mental disorders, updated in 1980, significantly increased both the number of recognized conditions (from 106 to 265) and the level of descriptive detail for each diagnosis. Analyze the potential positive and negative consequences of this shift for both clinicians and patients.
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A clinical psychologist who began practicing in the 1970s noted a significant shift in their diagnostic approach after 1980. Compared to the manual they used previously, the new manual required them to consider a much wider range of specific criteria and distinct conditions. Which of the following changes, introduced in the 1980 edition of the diagnostic manual, best accounts for this shift in their clinical practice?
Consequences of Expanded Diagnostic Criteria