title: DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse: associations with alcohol consumption behavior.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tarter
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Arria
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Van Thiel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012918:Social Alienation; D014937:Work