Validation of the criteria for DSM diagnosis of cocaine abuse and cocaine dependence

Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 1998 Feb;24(1):169-77. doi: 10.3109/00952999809001705.

Abstract

The concurrent external validity of the diagnosis of cocaine abuse, based on the DSM criteria, is shown to be established to an unexpectedly high degree, based on a method of determining the association between a summary score derived by quantifying the DSM criteria and another summary score derived from weighting several measures of frequency of use of cocaine and a measure of its mode of use. The degree of validity was cross-validated by performing the same analysis on two study samples: one of inpatients (N = 179) and one of urban-community African-Americans (N = 204).

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Black or African American / psychology
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / classification
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Admission
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Urban Population