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| Limitations of DSM-IV operationalizations of alcohol abuse and dependence in a sample of Australian twins. |
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| Alcohol abuse and dependence are among the most common psychiatric conditions identified in epidemiological surveys of the general population. The aim of this article is to examine the psychometric properties of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria for alcohol abuse and dependence using latent class analysis (LCA). Six thousand two hundred and sixty-five young Australian twins (median age 30 years) were interviewed by telephone between 1996 and 2000 using a modified version of the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA). DSM-IV symptoms of alcohol abuse and dependence were collected by structured diagnostic interview and analyzed using methods of LCA. LCA revealed a 4-class solution for women that classified individuals according to the severity of their alcohol-related problems: no/few problems (66.5%), heavy drinking (23.9%), moderate dependence (7.6%) and severe dependence (2.0%). Among men the preferred solution included 5 classes corresponding to no/few problems (46.4%), heavy drinking (34.3%), moderate dependence (12.2%), severe dependence (3.0%) and abuse (4.0%). Evidence of a male-specific class of alcohol-related problems corresponding to abuse partially supports the DSM conceptualization of alcohol use disorders but suggests that this conceptualization--and measurement--may need to be refined for women. Identification of a male-specific abuse class also has important implications for interventions and treatment as these individuals experienced significant alcohol-related problems and comprised approximately 21% of all men classified with an alcohol use disorder. |
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| HISTORY |
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| pubmed |
2005/12/16 09:00 |
| medline |
2006/03/15 09:00 |
| entrez |
2005/12/16 09:00 |
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| AUTHORS |
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| NAME |
COLLECTIVENAME |
LASTNAME |
FORENAME |
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AFFILIATION |
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| Lynskey MT |
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Lynskey |
Michael T |
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Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Mlynskey@matlock.wustl.edu |
| Nelson EC |
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Nelson |
Elliot C |
EC |
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| Neuman RJ |
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Neuman |
Rosalind J |
RJ |
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| Bucholz KK |
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Bucholz |
Kathleen K |
KK |
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| Madden PA |
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Madden |
Pamela A F |
PA |
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| Knopik VS |
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Knopik |
Valerie S |
VS |
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| Slutske W |
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Slutske |
Wendy |
W |
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| Whitfield JB |
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Whitfield |
John B |
JB |
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| Martin NG |
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Martin |
Nicholas G |
NG |
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| Heath AC |
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Heath |
Andrew C |
AC |
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| VOLUME: 8 |
| ISSUE: 6 |
| TITLE: Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies |
| ISOABBREVIATION: Twin Res Hum Genet |
| YEAR: 2005 |
| MONTH: Dec |
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| CITEDMEDIUM: Print |
| ISSN: 1832-4274 |
| ISSNTYPE: Print |
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| MEDLINETA: Twin Res Hum Genet |
| COUNTRY: England |
| ISSNLINKING: 1832-4274 |
| NLMUNIQUEID: 101244624 |
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| PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT |
| Journal Article |
| Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
| Twin Study |
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| COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS |
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| AA07728 |
NIAAA NIH HHS |
United States |
| AA10248 |
NIAAA NIH HHS |
United States |
| AA11998 |
NIAAA NIH HHS |
United States |
| AA13321 |
NIAAA NIH HHS |
United States |
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| GENERAL NOTE |
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| Adult |
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| Age Factors |
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| Alcoholic Intoxication |
epidemiology |
| Alcoholism |
epidemiology |
| Australia |
epidemiology |
| Female |
epidemiology |
| Humans |
epidemiology |
| Interviews as Topic |
epidemiology |
| Longitudinal Studies |
epidemiology |
| Male |
epidemiology |
| Retrospective Studies |
epidemiology |
| Sex Factors |
epidemiology |
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