Previous diagnostic categories of substance abuse and dependence have given way to the
current view that substance use disorders occur on a continuum with a broad range of …

The first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) was
published in 1952. This publication was the first formal attempt to provide a nosology to …

Krendl and Perry's article is titled “Stigma Toward Substance Dependence: Causes,
Consequences, and Potential Interventions,” but most of the article focuses not on substance …

The use and abuse of various psychoactive chemicals has been a fact of life almost since
humans first walked the planet. Beer making, for example, began soon after the …

Inviting the help of colleagues worldwide, the concise Diagnostic Issues in Substance Use
Disorders is part of the new series Advancing the Research Agenda for DSM-V. Its 19 …

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

Background This review summarizes the history of the development of diagnostic constructs
that apply to repetitive substance use, and compares and contrasts the nature, psychometric …

Background The first edition of DSM was published in 1952 and comprised a standardized
nomenclature, definitions of disorders and a statistical classification [21]. Substance use …

The authors review the assessment of comorbid mental and substance-use disorders and
provide practical guidelines to inform the clinician's diagnostic decisions. They describe how …

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 …