Chunk #33 — Overarching Issues — Could Biomarkers Be Utilized in Making Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses?

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DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorders: recommendations and rationale.

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Because of the DSM-5 Task Force interest in biomarkers, the Substance-Related Disorders Work Group, consulting with outside experts, considered pharmacokinetic measures of the psychoactive substances or their metabolites, genetic markers, and brain imaging indicators of brain structure and function.