DSM-IIIR alcohol dependence diagnosis [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: IIIR, 1987], plus definite alcoholism according to Feighner Criteria [1972]. The SSAGA makes a diagnosis of childhood conduct disorder according to DSMIII-R through retrospective report of behavioral problems evidenced before the age of 15; diagnoses required the presence of three or more symptoms. Suicide attempts were assessed using an item in the SSAGA that asks individuals if they have ever tried to kill themselves.
