OBJECTIVE: DSM-IV indicates that diagnoses of substance dependence should be further
characterized with regard to the presence of a physiological component, defined by …

Background: The DSM‐III‐R removed tolerance and withdrawal as required elements for a
diagnosis of alcohol dependence. Although this practice was continued in DSM‐IV, the more …

OBJECTIVE: The DSM-IV work group asked researchers and clinicians to subtype
substance dependent individuals according to the presence or absence of physiological …

Background InDSM-IV, an alcohol abuse diagnosis is preempted by dependence, although
the symptoms of each disorder are different. Consequently, little is known about the extent to …

Background: In DSM‐IV, the diagnostic threshold for alcohol dependence (AD) is met when
a patient presents with at least 3 of 7 criteria. We have computed the predictive value for …

BACKGROUND: In order to understand the validity of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.(DSM-IV) alcohol abuse and dependence diagnoses, studies …

OBJECTIVE: The prognostic validity of the DSM-IV diagnoses of alcohol abuse and alcohol
dependence was evaluated by examining the 5-year clinical course associated with those …

Objective: The clinical and research importance of tolerance and/or withdrawal in the
diagnosis of substance dependence has been identified as a key area needing clarification …

Background: Recent research suggests that adding a quantity/frequency alcohol
consumption measure to diagnoses of alcohol use disorders may improve construct validity …

Objective This study compared three methods for identifying type 1 and type 2 alcoholism to
determine how well the methods agree. It also evaluated the comparability of each of these …