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11053763

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to quantify the degree of heterogeneity of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) alcohol abuse and dependence categories by comparing the number of theoretically predicted subtypes of each category with those observed in a nationally representative sample of the US general population. Among respondents classified with a past year diagnosis of abuse, only 11 (47.8%) of the 23 theoretically predicted subtypes of abuse were observed, while 53 (53.5%) of the 99 theoretically predicted subtypes of dependence were observed in this general population sample. Approximately 90% of the respondents classified with abuse could be represented by three subtypes of abuse and 70% of the respondents with current diagnoses of dependence could be characterized by six subtypes of dependence, indicating the relative homogeneity of both diagnostic categories. Sociodemographic differentials were also observed including the reduction in the number of observed subtypes of abuse and dependence with age as well as the larger numbers of subtypes associated with males and whites relative to females and blacks, respectively. Implications of these results are discussed in terms of increased physical morbidity and disruption of family life as persons with alcohol use disorders age, the potential role of physiological and impaired control over drinking indicators of dependence as critical features of the disorder, and the future need to examine the conceptual basis of the abuse category and to conduct longitudinal epidemiological research.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0376-8716
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Theoretical and observed subtypes of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in a general population sample.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, Suite 514, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, MSC-7003, 6000 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-7003, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article