Field trials assessing clinician agreement when using the new DSM-5 categories indicate that diagnoses of adult posttraumatic stress disorder fared ________and diagnoses of antisocial personality disorder fared ________.

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Field trials for the DSM-5 showed that the inter-rater reliability for PTSD diagnoses was generally good, indicating clinicians agreed on diagnoses more often than not. However, for antisocial personality disorder, the agreement was poorer, indicating less consistency among clinicians when diagnosing this condition.

Field Trials Assessing Clinician Agreement When Using the New DSM-5