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What aspects of the DSM-5 classification process might be beneficial to clients and professionals? What aspects might be potentially harmful?

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DSM-5 classification

Benefits:
i) a uniform distinction of disorders
ii) gives clarity between abuse and disorders as a severity scale is used now such as in the Substance ...

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