A French translation of the obsessive-compulsive drinking scale for craving in alcohol-dependent patients: A validation study in Belgium, France, and Switzerland

European Addiction Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 51-56

  Ansseau, M ^a,h   Besson, J ^b   Lejoyeux, M ^c   Pinto, E ^a   Landry, U ^b   Cornes, M ^d   Deckers, F ^e   Potgieter, A ^f   Ades, J ^g  

^a CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

^b PPUB   (Switzerland)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Groupe Lipha   (France)

^e Merck Belgolabo   (Belgium)

^f Mas de Bellecombe   (France)

^g HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Craving; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SWITZERLAND; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0033924805     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000019010     Document Type: Article

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