In the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2013), the American Psychiatric Association removed the so-called "bereavement exclusion," which barred diagnoses of major depressive disorders for a stipulated time after a death. Critics maintained that this change may lead to _________.
A)primary care physicians who may have little training in care of the bereaved will be writing prescriptions for antidepressants
B)normal reactions to the death of a loved one may now be easily misclassified as depression
C)antidepressants prescribed for depression, which have not been shown to be helpful for bereavement, may now be commonly ordered for bereaved people
D)All of these
E)None of these

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The removal of the bereavement exclusion in the DSM-5 has been criticized for potentially leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of normal grief, including concerns about primary care physicians prescribing antidepressants for normal bereavement, misclassifying normal grief as depression, and prescribing antidepressants that may not be effective for bereavement-related distress.

In the Fifth Edition of Its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual