Influence of a drinking quantity and frequency measure on the prevalence and demographic correlates of DSM-IV alcohol dependence

摘要

BackgroundRecent research suggests that adding a quantity/frequency alcohol consumption measure to diagnoses of alcohol use disorders may improve construct validity of the diagnoses for DSM-V. This study explores the epidemiological impact of including weekly at-risk drinking (WAD) in the DMS-IV diagnostic definition of alcohol dependence via three hypothetical reformulations of the current criteria.