Repeated Diagnoses of Lifetime Alcohol Use Disorders in a Prospective Study: Insights into the Extent and Nature of the Reliability and Validity Problem
Haeny AM, Littlefield AK, Sher KJ. Repeated Diagnoses of Lifetime Alcohol Use Disorders in a Prospective Study: Insights into the Extent and Nature of the Reliability and Validity Problem. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2013, 38: 489-500. PMID: 24033811, PMCID: PMC4066878, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderLifetime diagnosisUse disordersRetrospective assessmentPast-year diagnosesDSM-III disordersLifetime prevalence ratesProspective studyProspective dataHigh-risk sampleProspective assessmentPrevalence ratesLower riskAge 34Alcohol dependenceSymptom levelsYoung adultsDiagnosisDisordersPattern of findingsSingle measurement occasionLow sensitivityAssessmentCohort