What were they thinking? Adolescents' interpretations of DSM-IV alcohol dependence symptom queries and implications for diagnostic validity

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-200

  Chung, Tammy ^a   Martin, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Dependence; Diagnosis; DSM IV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONTROL; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 26444543855     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.03.023     Document Type: Article

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