Chelle and Patricia,
Thanks for reading my article and giving feedback.
Many people wonder why caffeine withdrawal would even be considered a mental health disorder. As with many MH disorders, symptoms overlap and the committee that worked on the most current DSM believe people should be aware of caffeine withdrawal symptoms so as to better diagnose. It appears that there were cases that were first thought to be something more severe and turned out to be the effects of caffeine withdrawal.
I am pretty certain most people are unaware there are in fact four other caffeine related disorders already listed in the DSM.
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