DSM-IV criteria-based clinical subtypes of cannabis use disorders: results from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).
Drug Alcohol Depend
; 96(1-2): 136-44, 2008 Jul 01.
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ABSTRACT
Prior research documented high homogeneity of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) as clinical entities. However, it is unknown whether this finding extends to other substance use disorders. We investigated this by examining the prevalence of all possible DSM-IV criteria-based clinical subtypes of current and lifetime cannabis use disorders in the general population. The number of possible (i.e., theoretical) clinical subtypes of cannabis abuse and dependence based on different combinations of the DSM-IV criteria was calculated using the combinatorial function. This number was compared with the subtypes actually observed in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a large U.S. national sample (N=43,093). Clinical and demographic correlates of the subtypes were examined with chi2 tests whose target population was the United States civilian non-institutionalized population. All DSM-IV cannabis abuse and dependence criteria were assessed with the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-DSM-IV Version (AUDADIS-IV). Of all possible cannabis dependence subtypes, 29 (69%) were observed in the 12-month timeframe, and 41 (98%) in the lifetime timeframe. The corresponding numbers of subtypes for cannabis abuse were 12 (75%), current and 15 (100%), lifetime. These findings suggest that, in contrast to alcohol disorders, cannabis use disorders were highly heterogeneous. Future research should investigate whether there are differences in the course and treatment response of these clinical subtypes of cannabis use disorders, and the heterogeneity of other substance use disorders.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica
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Abuso de Marihuana
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Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico de los Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Drug Alcohol Depend
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos