A short (≈11-minute) YouTube video by Amber Hollingsworth explaining how to determine whether someone meets criteria for alcoholism/substance use disorder using the DSM-5. The presenter intends to walk viewers through the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, explain each item with examples, and show how to count symptoms to decide if alcohol addiction is present.
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You know, the most common question that I get is, is this really addiction or alcoholism or is it something else? And over the course of years, I've developed a special way that I answer this question. And I wanted to be able to give that to you exactly the way that I would if you were sitting in my office. Instead of answering that question directly, I usually say, I don't know, let me get out the criteria, we'll go through them together. And then you tell me by criteria, what I'm referring to is the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, the fifth version. This is the latest version. It's out within the past year and a half or so, and they did change the way that we diagnose substance use disorders. And so I have recorded for you exactly the way I would do this if you were sitting in my office. So I don't just read you the criteria, because I'm sure you can find that, but acts what each one means and give a few examples so that it makes it clear. And then you will count on your fingers or in your head how many that you have. And by the end of this 11 minute video, you'll know if it's alcoholism or addiction, or if your family member or loved one is struggling with alcoholism or addiction.
