Profiles of alcohol use disorder criteria: Help-seeking vs self-achieved remission in Argentinean hospital patients. Issue 3 (4th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salomón, Tomás; Conde, Karina; Cremonte, Mariana
• Is Part Of: Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse. Volume 21:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 914
• Page End: 922
• Publication Date: 2022-08-04
• Subjects: Alcohol use disorder -- criteria -- treatment seeking -- natural recovery -- diagnostic orphans; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- United States -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- United States -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- United States -- Periodicals; Substance-Related Disorders -- ethnology -- Periodicals; 362.29089
• DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1803782
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1533-2640

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to identify alcohol use disorder (AUD) criteria that better characterized those who seek treatment and those who recover on their own. We gathered data from help-seeking (HS) patients in an alcohol unit and compared them with self-achieved remission (SAR) patients. The best criteria to predict HS were psychological problems due to use, physical problems due to use, repeated attempts or desire to stop using, and not being able to stop drinking. The best criteria to predict SAR were tolerance, craving, hazardous use, much time spent, larger/longer use than intended, and role impairment. We discuss the impact of these results in current efforts to improve the accuracy of AUD diagnosis.