Chunk #9 — Results — Prevalence Rates

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Toward DSM-V: an item response theory analysis of the diagnostic process for DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in adolescents.

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The endorsement rates for each lifetime DSM-IV alcohol symptom are presented in Figure 1. Rates of alcohol abuse in the community, adjudicated and clinical samples were 10.0%, 23.8% and 41.3%, respectively. Alcohol dependence rates were 4.2%, 16.8% and 33.8%, respectively.