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Current Definitions of Alcohol Use Disorders and the Use of Validated Questionnaires in Clinical Practice and Research

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Alcohol use among people varies widely from abstinence to high-risk alcohol use to addiction. Diagnostic criteria have varied somewhat over time and across the globe, but the essential features of severe alcohol use disorder, also known as alcohol dependence or alcohol addiction, share common elements. A variety of validated questionnaires have been developed to assist clinicians and researchers in screening for at-risk alcohol use and/or severe alcohol use disorders. This chapter provides a brief overview of the definitions and cardinal features of alcohol use disorders and the alcohol use questionnaires that have been developed and validated in clinical studies.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Substance Abuse Treatment Center, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, 30033, USA

    Karen Drexler M.D.

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  1. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    David M. Guidot

  2. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA

    Ashish J. Mehta

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Drexler, K. (2014). Current Definitions of Alcohol Use Disorders and the Use of Validated Questionnaires in Clinical Practice and Research. In: Guidot, D., Mehta, A. (eds) Alcohol Use Disorders and the Lung. Respiratory Medicine, vol 14. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8833-0_3

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