Of the alcohol consuming subjects, 46.4% and 41% endorsed the first (excess quantity-frequency) and the second (perception of problem) screening criteria, respectively. Table 1 shows the proportion of the subjects in the alcohol consuming sample and in those that screened into the AD section, who endorsed each of the DSM-IV AD criteria. ‘Loss of control’ was the most frequently used and, ‘despite problems’, was the least frequently endorsed criterion.
