DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse: associations with alcohol consumption behavior.
DSM-III criteria for diagnosing alcohol abuse in a sample of hospitalized alcoholics highly correlated with each other and were poorly correlated with self-reported drinking pattern, quantity, and consequences of alcohol consumption. These findings question the specificity and the construct validity of the DSM-III criteria for diagnosing alcohol abuse.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213.
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Moss
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Edwards
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Van Thiel
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012918:Social Alienation; D014937:Work