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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 14.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Addict Rep. 2014 Jun 13;1(3):159–165. doi: 10.1007/s40429-014-0026-7

Table 1.

– DSM-5 diagnostic threshold and severity ratings.

Substance Use Disorder Gambling Disorder
Threshold for diagnosis 2 of 11 criteria 4 of 9 symptoms
Severity Ratings
  Mild 2–3 criteria met 4–5 criteria met
  Moderate 4–5 criteria met 6–7 criteria met
  Severe ≥ 6 criteria met ≥ 8 criteria met