title: Agreement between DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for alcohol use disorder among outpatients suffering from depressive and anxiety disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Since significant differences have been reported, we estimated agreement between DSM-5 and DSM-IV criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed 327 outpatients (mean age: 45.2 ± 13.4) with depressive or anxiety disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Absolute differences in prevalence rates between DSM-5 and DSM-IV AUD ranged from -1.1% (subjects with anxiety disorders) to +1.8% (tobacco smokers). The agreement was excellent (k = 0.88), also accounting for specific subgroups (relevant k coefficients >0.80).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DSM-5 criteria did not inflate AUD rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results have epidemiological significance since, unlike previous reports, we found diagnostic stability between new and old AUD criteria in this clinical population. (Am J Addict 2017;26:53-56).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.|Department of Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.|Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrà
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crocamo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dakanalis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Carlo
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parma
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Brescia, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Paola
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Perin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.|Department of Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Giacomo
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Madeddu
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colmegna
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.|Department of Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clerici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult