Research using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) suggests that
A. the DSM has a high degree of reliability.
B. clinicians are able to arrive at consistent diagnoses.
C. different clinicians may diagnose the same patient differently.
D. politics are not involved in the construction of diagnostic categories.
E. diagnostic categories are stable over time.
Answer: C
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