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According to the DSM-5 substance use disorder diagnosis criterion, the four groups
entails 11 substance use disorder diagnosis criteria (Connor, Haber and Hall, 2016). These
criteria include the following:
1. Continuous use of a drug over a longer period of time, or using large quantities
than the normal situations.
2. Feeling the urge to minimize the amount consumed but no success.
3. Wasting a lot of time regaining from a drug use.
4. Having intense cravings that makes it quite difficult to think on other important
things.
5. Continuous use of the drug or the substance despite of the negative effects such
as work problems, family issues, and low performance of duties among others.
6. Continuous use of the drug or substance even with the presence of adverse side
effects.
7. Reduced attention to important recreational and social activities.
8. Substance use disorder may as well be identified through use of the drugs or
substances during very critical activities such as operation of machines or
tractors among others.
9. Continuing use of the drugs or substance even after noticing some adverse
psychological problems.
10. The feeling of tolerance, that is the feeling of increasing the quantity of the drug
or substance used over time. This comes when an individual feel like reaching
his or her satisfaction with a large amount of the drug or the substance.
11. The feeling of withdrawal effects, which the immediate response of the body
towards the abrupt detachment from the drugs or substance. This happens when
one tries to withdraw from using a particular drug or substance but the body
responds by certain feelings of pains such as headaches and others.
Substance Induced Disorders
Some of the substance induced disorder include the following.
I. Substance induced delirium
II. Mood disorder
III. Anxiety disorder
IV. Sexual dysfunction
V. Substance induced sleep disorder
VI. Psychotic disorder
Substance Induced Disorder Diagnostic Criterion Example
Some of the examples of the substance induced disorder diagnostic criterion include the
following.
1. The signs may lead to a critical distress and impairment.
2. When the disturbance is not properly addressed by the disorder.
3. When the disturbance fails to occur at delirium.
4. When there is evidence from the medical history showing the signs of the disorder.
5. Having depressions in moods.
6. Having an irritated mood.
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