BACKGROUND: A number of changes have been proposed and investigated in the criteria
for substance use disorders in DSM-5. However, although clinical utility of DSM-5 is a high …

Since DSM-IV was published in 1994, its approach to substance use disorders has come
under scrutiny. Strengths were identified (notably, reliability and validity of dependence), but …

BACKGROUND: Prior research has demonstrated the dimensionality of alcohol, nicotine
and cannabis use disorders criteria. The purpose of this study was to examine the …

Aims. The factor structure of DSMIV substance disorder criteria is examined among alcohol,
cannabis, cocaine and opiate users to determine the dimensionality of abuse and …

Objective: The aims of this study are to compare DSM-IV criteria for alcohol and cannabis
use disorders with its predecessor, DSM-III-R, and to examine the validity of the new criteria …

This editorial argues that DSM-5, following the recommendations of its substance-related
disorders workgroup, radically reformulated the diagnostic criteria for substance use …

Background In DSM-5, definitions of substance use disorders (SUD) were changed
considerably from DSM-IV, yet little is known about how well DSM-IV and DSM-5 SUD …

BackgroundDSM-IV criteria for illicit drug abuse and dependence are largely based on
criteria developed for alcohol use disorders and there is a lack of research evidence on the …

As preparations for the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM) are under way, this paper focuses upon changes proposed for the …

Objective: Adding a craving criterion—presently in the International Classification of
Diseases, 1 0th Revision, diagnosis of alcohol dependence—has been under consideration …