Did Lifetime rates of alcohol use disorders increase by 67% in 10 years? A Comparison of NLAES and NESARC

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 868-877

  Vergés, Alvaro ^a,b   Littlefield, Andrew K ^a,b   Sher, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Midwest Alcoholism Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorders; Lifetime diagnosis; NESARC; NLAES

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82855179406     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022126     Document Type: Article

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