title: A field trial of DSM-III-R psychoactive substance dependence disorders.
abstract: The authors field-tested proposed criteria for diagnoses of psychoactive substance use disorders in the revision of DSM-III (DSM-III-R) and compared them with DSM-III criteria in a treated group of 83 patients. They found a high level of agreement between the diagnostic systems in rates of diagnosis and in the individuals receiving the diagnosis. The greatest cross-system agreement occurred when the minimum number of symptoms required to make the DSM-III-R diagnosis was set at three. Discrepant diagnoses between systems related to removal of social consequences as a requirement for the DSM-III-R diagnoses, less emphasis on physiological tolerance in DSM-III-R, and disagreement in subjects with mild symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens