Every medical condition has degrees of severity. Look at broken bones. A fractured toe doesn't use a different word than fracture just because a compound fractu

Every medical condition has degrees of severity. Look at broken bones. A fractured toe doesn't use a different word than fracture just because a compound fracture of an arm is much more serious. The DSM recognizes subtleties and degrees of mental problems which can be important in dealing with someones' overall mental health.