The DSM-5 may draw a bright line between them (mainly for insurance reimbursement and treatment protocol purposes), but neurochemically, the transition is gradual.
That sounded mildly surprising to me (though in hindsight I’m not sure why it did) so I checked with Claude 3.7, and it said something similar in reply to me trying to ask a not-too-leading question. (Though it didn’t talk about neurochemistry—just that behaviorally the transition or distinction can often be gradual.)
That sounded mildly surprising to me (though in hindsight I’m not sure why it did) so I checked with Claude 3.7, and it said something similar in reply to me trying to ask a not-too-leading question. (Though it didn’t talk about neurochemistry—just that behaviorally the transition or distinction can often be gradual.)