title: Stages in the alcoholic process. Toward a cumulative, nonsequential index.
abstract: The creation and use of the Alcoholic Stages Index are described. The Index measures advancement in the alcoholic process on 4 nonsequential scales. A sample of 2440 alcoholism clinic patients was analyzed in a test of the validity of the scales.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001290:Attitude; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003192:Compulsive Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006262:Health; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012938:Social Perception