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1591982

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the present study was to quantify the degree of heterogeneity of the DSM-III-R alcohol dependence category by comparing the number of potential subtypes of dependence to those empirically observed in a general population survey. Forty-one percent (n = 189) of the 466 potential subtypes of DSM-III-R alcohol dependence were observed, indicating that the category is indeed heterogeneous, but not as heterogeneous as theoretically predicted. Variations in the number, percent and configuration of empirical subtypes of dependence are discussed in terms of coincident morbidity, premature death from alcoholism or death from other competing causes, reporting biases and differences in drinking patterns. The predominance of the 'tolerance' 'withdrawal' and 'impaired control over drinking' criteria among the empirically observed subtypes of dependence are examined within the context of the physiological dependence subtype proposed for the DSM-IV category of alcohol dependence and difficulties encountered in operationalizing these diagnostic criteria. The relevance of study findings to the validation of diagnostic categories in psychiatry is also highlighted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0376-8716
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Empirical subtypes of DSM-III-R alcohol dependence: United States, 1988.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, National Institute on Alcohol, Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, MD 20852.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article