ers to identify the psychological and physiologi cal cross-cutting factors that are not bound
by strict categorical designations. 
The use of DSM criteria has the clear virtue of creating a common language for com-
munication between clinicians about the diagno sis of disorders. The official criteria and
disorders that were determined to have accepted clinical applicability are located in Sec-
tion II of the manual. However, it should be noted that these diagnostic criteria and their