Recent thinking about the concept of alcohol dependence

Raul Caetano

doi:10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00067-1

Recent thinking about the concept of alcohol dependence

Raul Caetano

Health Care Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper reviews past definitions of alcohol dependence as well as that presently adopted in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The role of alcohol consumption in diagnostic criteria and the measurement of various dimensions of drinking (frequency, usual quantity per occasion, overall volume) are also discussed. Reliable criteria for identifying both alcohol abuse and dependence are available. Methodology for assessment of different dimensions of drinking behavior also exists. Epidemiologists examining the role of alcohol in health problems should consider the diagnostic category and the dimensions of drinking behavior that are important to their study. Measurements should be adopted in accordance with this assessment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	458-462
Number of pages	5
Journal	Annals of Epidemiology
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00067-1
State	Published - Sep 1996

Keywords

Alcohol dependence
alcohol abuse
diagnosis
psychiatry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology

Access to Document

10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00067-1

Cite this

@article{cdb57e1121c941bfbd89affed7c98d62,

title = "Recent thinking about the concept of alcohol dependence",

abstract = "This paper reviews past definitions of alcohol dependence as well as that presently adopted in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The role of alcohol consumption in diagnostic criteria and the measurement of various dimensions of drinking (frequency, usual quantity per occasion, overall volume) are also discussed. Reliable criteria for identifying both alcohol abuse and dependence are available. Methodology for assessment of different dimensions of drinking behavior also exists. Epidemiologists examining the role of alcohol in health problems should consider the diagnostic category and the dimensions of drinking behavior that are important to their study. Measurements should be adopted in accordance with this assessment.",

keywords = "Alcohol dependence, alcohol abuse, diagnosis, psychiatry",

author = "Raul Caetano",

note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by a National Alcohol Research Center grant (AA-05595) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the Alcohol Research Group, Western Consortium for Public Health, Berkeley, California.",

year = "1996",

month = sep,

doi = "10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00067-1",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "6",

pages = "458--462",

journal = "Annals of Epidemiology",

issn = "1047-2797",

publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Recent thinking about the concept of alcohol dependence

AU - Caetano, Raul

N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by a National Alcohol Research Center grant (AA-05595) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the Alcohol Research Group, Western Consortium for Public Health, Berkeley, California.

PY - 1996/9

Y1 - 1996/9

N2 - This paper reviews past definitions of alcohol dependence as well as that presently adopted in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The role of alcohol consumption in diagnostic criteria and the measurement of various dimensions of drinking (frequency, usual quantity per occasion, overall volume) are also discussed. Reliable criteria for identifying both alcohol abuse and dependence are available. Methodology for assessment of different dimensions of drinking behavior also exists. Epidemiologists examining the role of alcohol in health problems should consider the diagnostic category and the dimensions of drinking behavior that are important to their study. Measurements should be adopted in accordance with this assessment.

AB - This paper reviews past definitions of alcohol dependence as well as that presently adopted in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The role of alcohol consumption in diagnostic criteria and the measurement of various dimensions of drinking (frequency, usual quantity per occasion, overall volume) are also discussed. Reliable criteria for identifying both alcohol abuse and dependence are available. Methodology for assessment of different dimensions of drinking behavior also exists. Epidemiologists examining the role of alcohol in health problems should consider the diagnostic category and the dimensions of drinking behavior that are important to their study. Measurements should be adopted in accordance with this assessment.

KW - Alcohol dependence

KW - alcohol abuse

KW - diagnosis

KW - psychiatry

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030248897&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0030248897&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00067-1

DO - 10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00067-1

M3 - Article

C2 - 8915478

AN - SCOPUS:0030248897

SN - 1047-2797

VL - 6

SP - 458

EP - 462

JO - Annals of Epidemiology

JF - Annals of Epidemiology

IS - 5

ER -

Recent thinking about the concept of alcohol dependence

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this