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.
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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