Two important changes have been implemented in DSM-5. First, the legal criterion has been suggested for exclusion. In our analyses excluding this criterion only negligibly affected the proportion of individuals diagnosed with DSM-5 AUDs as an overwhelming majority of those endorsing legal problems endorsed two or more additional symptoms. Only 157 individuals endorsed the legal criterion. Of the 2935 individuals who endorse 1 of 11 DSM-5 (excluding legal) criteria, only 8 would be diagnosed with moderate (2 symptoms) DSM-5 AUD via additional endorsement of legal problems.
