Not intended to be mutually exclusive so you can use more than 1 in explaining diagnosis; provide more info and can indicate severity.

• A. Subtypes
• B. Specifiers
• C. Codes
• D. Comorbidity

Answer: (B)

Specifiers are used to add detail to a diagnosis beyond the basic label, such as how severe it is or what particular features accompany it. They are designed to be combined, allowing you to describe multiple aspects at once—for example, a depressive disorder can be specified as moderate in severity and with anxious distress. This ability to attach several specifiers provides a fuller, more nuanced picture of the presentation.

Subtypes describe different forms but are often mutually exclusive and don’t always convey severity or multiple feature details at once. Codes are labels used for administrative purposes and don’t inherently communicate clinical specifics or severity. Comorbidity refers to additional, separate disorders co-occurring with the primary diagnosis, not to extra descriptors added to a single diagnosis.