Citation

Pristach EA, Nochajski TH, Wieczorek WF, Miller BA, Greene B. Alcohol Alcohol. Suppl. 1991; 1: 493-496.

Affiliation

Research Institute on Alcoholism, Buffalo, NY 14203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1845586

Abstract

The utility of psychiatric symptoms for identifying potential DWI recidivists was examined. Results indicated that psychiatric symptoms were more related to whether the individual would have qualified for a DSM-III-R alcohol dependent diagnosis than to offender status. A second finding of importance was the high rate of alcohol dependence found for the first-time offenders. The implications for these findings are discussed in this report.