The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability, validity and classification accuracy of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Gambling Disorder and to compare the DSM-5 and DSM-IV in terms of reliability, validity, and classification accuracy. Participants were recruited from among clients receiving gambling treatment services to represent the group with a GD and from the community to represent the group without a GD (clients n=99, community n=118). All participants were administered a standardized measure of diagnostic criteria. As a result, the DSM-5 yielded satisfactory reliability, validity, and classification accuracy. On comparing the DSM-5 with the DSM-IV, most comparisons of reliability, validity and classification accuracy showed more similarities. There was evidence of modest deterioration in false positive errors for DSM-5 over DSM-IV. Finally, the limitations of this study and future research directions were discussed.
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