Criterion for diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders is guided by criterion from the:
A) Diagnosis Manual.
B) American Medical Association.
C) American Medical Society.
D) American Society of Addiction Medicine.
E) Diagnostic and Statistical Mental Disorders.

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The correct criterion for the diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders is provided by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is referred to in option E. The DSM is a publication by the American Psychiatric Association that offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders.

Criterion for Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders Is Guided by Criterion