Chunk #24 — 3. Results — 3.3. IRT results

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Analyses related to the development of DSM-5 criteria for substance use related disorders: 2. Proposed DSM-5 criteria for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and heroin disorders in 663 substance abuse patients.

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For each substance, the legal severity parameter was large, constituting an outlier compared to the other criterion severity parameters. The legal discrimination parameter was the lowest for alcohol and cannabis and was also small for cocaine and heroin, although remaining larger than the discrimination for hazardous use.