A recent Addiction article suggests that alcohol abuse (AA) and alcohol dependence (AD) are not separate and distinct entities but part of the same family called Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs). The DSM-IV and ICD-10 classifications use information from the 1976 formulation known as Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (ADS).A look at the MS-DRG CC analysis for alcohol [...]
Filed under: classifications, clinical | Tagged: aud alcohol | Leave a Comment »
