Alcohol abuse Sam Sam, Business 30 September 2008 Alcohol abuse, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences. It is differentiated from alcohol dependence by the lack of symptoms such as tolerance and withdrawal.==========================================SamAlcohol Addiction Treatment Competing interests None declared
Alcohol abuse
30 September 2008
Alcohol abuse, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences. It is differentiated from alcohol dependence by the lack of symptoms such as tolerance and withdrawal.
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Sam
Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Competing interests
None declared