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Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose

By LAURAN NEERGAARD (AP)

WASHINGTON — Don’t say “mental retardation” — the new term is “intellectual disability.” No more diagnoses of Asperger’s syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while “behavioral addictions” will be new to doctors’ dictionaries, “Internet addiction” didn’t make the cut.

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