Change in DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder Criteria Count and Severity Level as a Treatment Outcome Indicator: Results from a Randomized Trial.
Brian D KilukTami L FrankforterMichelle CusumanoCharla NichKathleen M CarrollPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2018)
This is the first study to demonstrate change in DSM-5 AUD total criteria count, as well as severity category, in a randomized clinical trial. These findings offer support for their use as a potential clinically meaningful outcome indicator.