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In your opinion, what is the most pressing ethical concern related to using the DSM-5 as a diagnostic tool.

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DSM-5 is a diagnostic tool which manually assess the mental health of a person without providing any information for curing the problem or even maintaining it. This manual tool does not even properly diagnose the illness. For every cure, a diagnosis is a must.

The most ethical concern would be that a person is exposed to this tool in hopes of getting a diagnosis and rather the person ends up with nothing significant that can take him towards the healing procedure.

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