Adams K M, Grant I, Carlin A S, Reed R
Am J Psychiatry. 1981 Apr;138(4):445-9. doi: 10.1176/ajp.138.4.445.
Clinical research on the chronic effects of alcohol has been difficult to evaluate and compare because of the failure by investigators to quantify self-reported alcohol consumption. The authors describe four diverse groups of patients who were treated for alcohol and/or drug abuse. After devising a procedure for comparing the data from these studies, they found that patient self-reports of alcohol consumption may be less distorted than commonly assumed. The present findings are consistent with current research indicating that self-reports of alcohol use are reliable and clinically consistent. The authors also discuss the relationship between neuropsychological impairment and measures of alcohol and drug abuse.
由于研究人员未能对自我报告的酒精摄入量进行量化，关于酒精慢性影响的临床研究一直难以评估和比较。作者描述了四组因酒精和/或药物滥用而接受治疗的不同患者群体。在设计了一种比较这些研究数据的程序后，他们发现患者对酒精摄入量的自我报告可能不像通常认为的那样失真。目前的研究结果与当前的研究一致，表明酒精使用的自我报告是可靠的且在临床上具有一致性。作者还讨论了神经心理损害与酒精和药物滥用测量之间的关系。
