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Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Court‐Mandated DWI Offenders
Author(s) -
Stasiewicz Paul R.,
Nochajski Thomas H.,
Homish D. Lynn
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2007.tb00024.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , alcohol , psychology , recidivism , clinical psychology , chemistry , biochemistry
Convicted DWI offenders ( N = 549) were assessed for alcohol use disorders. Repeat offenders had twice the rate of both lifetime and current alcohol use disorders compared with 1st‐time offenders. Guidelines for determining alcohol problems in DWI offenders are recommended.