Change in DSM‐5 Alcohol Use Disorder Criteria Count and Severity Level as a Treatment Outcome Indicator: Results from a Randomized Trial
Kiluk BD, Frankforter TL, Cusumano M, Nich C, Carroll KM. Change in DSM‐5 Alcohol Use Disorder Criteria Count and Severity Level as a Treatment Outcome Indicator: Results from a Randomized Trial. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2018, 42: 1556-1563. PMID: 29870051, PMCID: PMC6281805, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderRandomized clinical trialsClinical trialsSeverity categoriesOutcome indicatorsDSM criteriaCurrent AUD diagnosisPotential outcome indicatorsTreatment outcome indicatorsWeekly outpatient treatmentMost clinical trialsStructured Clinical InterviewLinear mixed modelsTreatment end pointsCognitive behavioral therapy programCriterion countsMeaningful outcome indicatorsBehavioral therapy programAlcohol use outcomesOutpatient treatmentTrend-level significanceMain trialDiagnostic criteriaUse disordersBetter outcomes