Citation

Schultz HT, Kelley J, Overall JE, Hollister LE. J. Stud. Alcohol 1985; 46(2): 132-136.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3990299

Abstract

The 32-item Drinking Behavior Interview (DBI) was administered to 103 patients newly admitted to a private, inpatient, alcohol problems treatment unit. When intercorrelations among the 32 variables were subjected to factor analysis, DBI profiles of alcoholics in this population differed primarily along four major dimensions: close interpersonal relationships, physical symptoms, societal functioning and alcohol consumption. Whereas the DBI has previously been used to define a single composite alcoholism index, these results suggest the importance of considering differences in components of the DBI profile pattern.

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