@article{ref1,
title="DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence criteria characteristics for recent onset adolescent drinkers",
journal="Drug and alcohol dependence",
year="2012",
author="Rose, Jennifer S. and Lee, Chien-Ti and Selya, Arielle S. and Dierker, Lisa C.",
volume="124",
number="1-2",
pages="88-94",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Little is known about the psychometric properties of alcohol abuse and dependence criteria among recent-onset adolescent drinkers, particularly for those who consume alcohol infrequently. This study evaluated how well DSM-IV alcohol dependence criteria measure an alcohol use disorder (AUD) construct for recent onset adolescent drinkers at different levels of drinking frequency. METHOD: Data were drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a nationally representative sample of 9356 recent-onset adolescent drinkers, aged 12-21, who began drinking within the past year. Multiple group item response theory analysis was conducted to assess the 11 DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence criteria. RESULTS: Criteria most likely to be endorsed at lower AUD severity included &quot;withdrawal,&quot; &quot;problems at home, school or work&quot; and &quot;tolerance.&quot; The criteria &quot;drinking larger amounts/longer period of time,&quot; &quot;unsuccessful efforts to cut down&quot; and &quot;continuing to drink despite related health problems&quot; were more likely to be endorsed at higher AUD severity. Two criteria, &quot;tolerance&quot; and &quot;time spent getting, using or recovering from alcohol&quot; showed differential item functioning between drinking frequency groups (<7 vs. ≥7days in past month), with lower discrimination and severity for more frequent drinkers. DSM-IV criteria were most precise for intermediate levels of AUD severity. CONCLUSIONS: All but two DSM-IV criteria had consistent psychometric properties across drinking frequency groups. Symptoms were most precise for a narrow, intermediate range of AUD severity. Those assessing AUD in recent onset adolescent drinkers might consider additional symptoms to capture the full AUD continuum.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0376-8716",
doi="10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.013",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.013"
}