Citation

McMillan GP, Lapham S, Baca JC. J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 2009; 70(1): 143-146.

Affiliation

Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 612 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19118403

PMCID

PMC2629629

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, Version III, Revised (DIS-IIIR), rescoring algorithm when compared with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), diagnoses established using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). The research question is "Does our DIS-III-R rescore accurately reflect DSM-IV diagnoses established independently using the CIDI?" METHOD: One hundred subjects were administered the CIDI and the DISIII-R alcohol-use modules. The DIS-III-R criteria were rescored to the DSM-IV diagnosis using our published algorithm. The specificity of the rescore, along with the sensitivity for abuse and dependence diagnoses, was computed. RESULTS: The rescoring algorithm showed good sensitivity for lifetime alcohol abuse (60.4%) and dependence (80.0%) but poor specificity (0.0%). Current alcohol dependence was diagnosed with high sensitivity (100.0%) and moderate specificity (40.2%). Current alcohol abuse was diagnosed with poor sensitivity (18.2%). CONCLUSIONS: Our algorithm can be used to rescore DIS-III-R data to DSM-IV alcohol-use diagnoses, but one must use caution with respect to the timeframe of alcohol-use disorders and the specific diagnosis.

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