What is the purpose of diagnosing addiction or dependence and what does this mean for establishing diagnostic criteria?

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 863-865

  West, Robert ^a   Miller, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dependence; Diagnosis; Diagnostic criteria; DSM; DSM V

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALE;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79953800788     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03377.x     Document Type: Editorial

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