Which of the following statements illuminates a significant shortcoming in the results of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)?
A. Meeting diagnostic criteria is synonymous with serious impairment by the disorder.
B. The lifetime prevalence rates are likely underestimated, as the NCS-R study did not assess eating disorders, schizophrenia, or autism.
C. The lifetime prevalence rates are likely overestimated, as the NCS-R study assessed eating disorders, schizophrenia, and autism.
D. The NCS-R data is well over two decades old, and therefore irrelevant.
Answer: B
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