The first two editions of the DSM were considered unsatisfactory classification systems due to all of the following EXCEPT
A) categories contained few objective criteria.
B) psychoanalytic theory was influential in developing the categories.
C) categories were not empirically-based.
D) descriptions were brief and vague.
E) the psychiatrists on the committee could not agree on the causes of disorders.

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The first two editions of the DSM (published in 1952 and 1968) were criticized for many reasons, including the fact that the categories contained few objective criteria, psychoanalytic theory was influential in developing the categories, and the descriptions were brief and vague. Additionally, the first two editions were criticized for their lack of empirical basis, meaning that there was little research supporting the categories and diagnostic criteria. However, the psychiatrists on the committee were generally in agreement about the causes of disorders, so this was not a reason for the unsatisfactory classification system.

The First Two Editions of the DSM Were Considered Unsatisfactory