DSM-IV protective_against diagnostic orphans

Subject: DSM-IV
Relation: protective_against
Object: diagnostic orphans
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (1 sources)

Comparison of DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for alcohol use disorders in VA primary care patients with frequent heavy drinking enrolled in a trial. (2017) PMID:28716049 cited

DSM-5 was designed to reduce the number of “diagnostic orphans” that occurred with DSM-IV.

confidence: 0.94