Thomas Widiger feels clinical psychologists should have many reasons to dislike the DSM-5. Which of the following statements reflects one of his reasons to dislike the DSM-5?
A) The DSM-5 is under the control of a profession (psychiatry) with which clinical psychologists are in professional and economic competition.
B) The DSM-5 diagnoses are difficult to process through health insurance claims agents.
C) The utility of the DSM is diluted because it is available to the general public through bookstores and Internet sites.
D) The DSM-5 is too complex for most clinicians to use effectively.

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Thomas Widiger believes that clinical psychologists are in professional and economic competition with psychiatry, which is the profession that controls the DSM-5. Thus, this is one of his reasons to dislike the DSM-5.

Thomas Widiger Feels Clinical Psychologists Should Have Many Reasons to Dislike