The Call for a New Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Diagnosis: Addictive Disorders

✍ Scribed by W. Bryce Hagedorn

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 179 KB
• Volume: 29
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1055-3835
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2009.tb00049.x

✦ Synopsis

Without a consensually validated definition and a set of diagnostic criteria, counselors lack the necessary assessment and treatment tools to work effectively with clients with process addictions and their families. Necessary criteria and the results of a needs assessment are presented.