DSM-IV diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder

Substance abuse involves the overuse of, dependency on, and/or addiction to nonfood items, natural or synthetic that changes an individual's body and/or mind because of their chemical composition. In general, the drugs of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine tend to be the most abused substances that often require regimented treatment approaches for successful cessation.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (English Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM) American Psychiatric Association contains a classification of mental disorders and provides clear descriptions of diagnostic categories, so that clinicians and researchers from health sciences to ...