Term: Alcohol Dependence

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-01-17

Definition:

Can be measured using questions from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.1 designed to assess alcohol dependence based on Criterion A and Criterion B of the DSM-III-R diagnosis for psychoactive substance use disorder.

Related terms 

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
• Substance Abuse Prevalence

Links 

• CCHS Cycle 1.1

References 

• Martens PJ, Fransoo R, McKeen N, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Jebamani L, Burchill C, De Coster C, Ekuma O, Prior H, Chateau D, Robinson R, Metge C. Patterns of Regional Mental Illness Disorder Diagnoses and Service Use in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)