Substance use is not, by itself, a disorder. According to DSM-5, widely used as a roadmap to diagnosis, it becomes a disorder when use eludes control and interferes with functioning. Substance use ...

This 12 month study is the first phase of a broader effort to support evidence-based planning for mental health and substance use services in the province. Initiated by the British Columbia (BC) ...

For example, the DSM-5 criteria and new approach to diagnosis offer a way to diagnose substance-use disorder among parents who were symptomatic but undiagnosed "orphans" based on the older ...

Building off of the work completed in Phase 1 of the Prevalence & Distribution Study, this phase will involve: (1) the development of detailed ideal suites of services for thirteen selected DSM-5 ...

Are substance-induced psychosis and primary psychosis fundamentally different? And if they are, does it matter?