TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Implications of Co‐Occurring Alcohol Abuse for Role Impairment, Health Problems, Treatment Seeking, and Early Course of Alcohol Dependence
JO  - American journal on addictions
A1  - Mojtabai, Ramin
A1  - Singh, Prameet
SP  - 300
EP  - 309
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
N2  - This article explores the nosological and clinical implications of co-occurring alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence and examines the hierarchical relationship between these diagnostic categories in the DSM-IV. Among 2,307 alcohol-dependent participants in the 2003 US National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 1,646 (68.1%) additionally met the criteria for alcohol abuse. In multivariate analyses, alcohol-dependent participants with alcohol abuse reported an earlier age of first alcoholic drink compared to those without alcohol abuse. They also reported a higher prevalence of health problems, non-alcohol drug use, impairment, treatment seeking, and early remission. The two groups had different symptom profiles. Revisions to future DSM editions are proposed to better capture these differences.<p /> 
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SN  - 1055-0496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10550490701389815
ID  - ref1
ER  -