All of the following were important organizational changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5),EXCEPT:
A) Disorders are arranged so that mental illnesses seen in infants and children come before those see in adults.
B) A severity measure has been added within categories of disorders.
C) An increased emphasis on axes as an essential part of diagnostic categories.
D) Objective test results are now included as part of the diagnostic criteria.

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The DSM-5 has actually moved away from the use of axes in diagnostic categories. Axes were used in previous editions to indicate the clinical, personality, medical, and psychosocial conditions that a patient may have, but this approach was abandoned in the DSM-5. A, B, and D are all accurate changes made to the DSM-5.

All of the Following Were Important Organizational Changes to the Diagnostic