The problem with the new wording is that it encourages over-diagnosis of mental disorders. Instead of requiring a professional to distinguish between disorders and non-disorders (easy), it lumps all together as disorders, and requires professionals to distinguish between those which require treatment and those which don't (hard).
Don't most of them include wording similar to "... and causes problems in the patient's day to day life" after a list of diagnostic criteria?
Thus, Bob drinks 15 cups of coffee per day, and it doesn't bother him doesn't suffer from CID, but Ann who drinks 12 cups of coffee per day, and suffers significantly if she cannot get coffee (or is perhaps routinely overdosing on caffeine) does suffer from CID?
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Don't most of them include wording similar to "... and causes problems in the patient's day to day life" after a list of diagnostic criteria?
Thus, Bob drinks 15 cups of coffee per day, and it doesn't bother him doesn't suffer from CID, but Ann who drinks 12 cups of coffee per day, and suffers significantly if she cannot get coffee (or is perhaps routinely overdosing on caffeine) does suffer from CID?