Alcohol Dependence: the Concept, its Utility and Measurement
Author(s) -
Hodgson Ray,
Stockwell Tim,
Rankin Howard,
Edwards Griffith
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0007-0890
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1978.tb00169.x
Subject(s) - alcohol dependence , process (computing) , psychology , econometrics , alcohol , epistemology , positive economics , computer science , economics , philosophy , chemistry , biochemistry , operating system
Summary It is argued that severity of alcohol dependence should be routinely assessed in all process and treatment research. Evidence is presented which demonstrates that such assessments can influence, or even reverse, the conclusions which are drawn from experimental data.