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DSM‐III Criteria for Alcohol Abuse: Associations with Alcohol Consumption Behavior
Author(s) -
Tarter Ralph E.,
Arria Amelia M.,
Moss Howard,
Edwards Norann J.,
Thiel David H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1987.tb00170.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , alcohol consumption , alcohol abuse , psychology , environmental health , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry
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.