The importance of reaching a consensual definition of dependence and of communicating this knowledge to the public.
Etter
Jean-François
JF
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CMU, 1 rue Michel-Servet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. francois.etter@imsp.unige.ch
D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology