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15222807

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
Recent research points toward the viability of conceptualizing alcohol problems as arrayed along a continuum. Nevertheless, modern statistical techniques designed to scale multiple problems along a continuum (latent trait modeling; LTM) have rarely been applied to alcohol problems. This study applies LTM methods to data on 110 problems reported during in-person interviews of 1,348 middle-aged men (mean age=43) from the general population. The results revealed a continuum of severity linking the 110 problems, ranging from heavy and abusive drinking, through tolerance and withdrawal, to serious complications of alcoholism. These results indicate that alcohol problems can be arrayed along a dimension of severity and emphasize the relevance of LTM to informing the conceptualization and assessment of alcohol problems.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1040-3590
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
((c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-19
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Using latent trait modeling to conceptualize an alcohol problems continuum.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. krueg038@umn.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Twin Study