2016
Limitations of lifetime alcohol use disorder assessments: A criterion-validation study
Haeny AM, Littlefield AK, Sher KJ. Limitations of lifetime alcohol use disorder assessments: A criterion-validation study. Addictive Behaviors 2016, 59: 95-99. PMID: 27082748, PMCID: PMC4850026, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic Interview ScheduleLifetime AUDSingle assessmentLifetime psychiatric disordersCriterion validation studyPast-year alcoholWave 6Lifetime substance useProspective cohortCumulative assessmentProspective dataProspective assessmentPsychiatric disordersLifetime historyRelevant correlatesDSM-IIIDSM-IVSubstance useRetrospective assessmentDisorder assessmentGeneral functioningWave 7Interview scheduleWave 1Disorders
2013
Refining the notion of maturing out: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions.
Vergés A, Haeny AM, Jackson KM, Bucholz KK, Grant JD, Trull TJ, Wood PK, Sher KJ. Refining the notion of maturing out: results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e67-73. PMID: 24134383, PMCID: PMC3828971, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug use disordersNew onsetNational Epidemiologic SurveyUse disordersEpidemiologic SurveyLogistic regressionAge-related decreaseRate of persistenceEffect of ageMultinomial logistic regressionRelated Conditions dataSecondary analysisDiagnosis statusRelated conditionsRecurrenceRole transitionMarital statusAgeDisordersEmployment statusOnsetStatusLife spanRegressionRepeated 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