title: Measurement and interpretation of drinking behavior. I. On measuring patterns of alcohol consumption. II. Relationships between drinking behavior and social adjustment in a sample of problem drinkers.
abstract: Different systems for measuring drinking behavior were reviewed and compared. A revised system based on volume and pattern was devised, and its utility in predicting social adjustment was tested.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D004651:Employment; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D013997:Time Factors