Oft-used DSM diagnosis of alcohol dependence shows reliability

A new study examined the reliability of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- Fourth Edition diagnosis of alcohol dependence (AD) in a population-based sample. Characteristics relevant to the disorder -- number of AD symptoms, treatment seeking, duration of most severe episode, and spending a great deal of time to obtain, use, or recover from alcohol use -- predicted a reliable diagnosis of lifetime history of AD.

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