Background This study provides, to our knowledge, the first national prevalence estimates
ofDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), alcohol …

Background Previous studies in which research-based assessment for alcohol problems at
admission was compared with physician diagnoses indicated that many alcohol diagnoses …

BACKGROUND: Professional organizations recommend screening and brief intervention for
unhealthy alcohol use; however, brief intervention has established efficacy only for people …

Objective To measure a 1-day point prevalence of alcohol dependence among hospitalized
patients and to assess practices of detection, evaluation, and diagnosis of alcohol problems …

Abstract purpose: To evaluate two methods for assessing the prevalence of alcohol abuse in
hospitalized patients based upon scores on standardized alcoholism screening instruments …

Objective: We estimated the rate of first-time hospital admission over 10 years with alcohol-
related medical problems among a large national sample of patients with diagnosed alcohol …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND There is limited data on the extent to which indicated alcohol
interventions are delivered in US ambulatory care settings. OBJECTIVE To assess the …

OBJECTIVE: Screening of adults in primary care has been recommended to reduce alcohol
misuse. This study determined the rates and predictors of alcohol screening, screening …

Importance Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with increased incidence of
several medical conditions, but few nonveteran, population-based studies have assessed …

Background Screening for alcohol use in primary care settings is recommended by clinical
care guidelines but is not adhered to as strongly as screening for smoking. It has been …