Madden J S
Alcohol and Drug Dependence Service, Countess of Chester Hospital, U.K.
Alcohol Alcohol. 1993 Nov;28(6):617-20.
Formulations of alcohol dependence are continuously refreshed, in line with changing concepts and altered needs. Two new descriptions have been prepared: the revised WHO criteria for substance use disorders and an educative definition of alcoholism. The major sets of diagnostic criteria provided by WHO and by the American Psychiatric Association are moving closer together but have not solved all the semantic problems. More refined assessments are also available to quicken fulfillment of the long-awaited hope that treatments can be matched to patients.
酒精依赖的表述一直在不断更新，以适应不断变化的观念和需求。现已拟定了两种新的描述：世界卫生组织（WHO）修订的物质使用障碍标准以及酒精中毒的教育性定义。WHO和美国精神病学协会提供的主要诊断标准正逐渐趋同，但尚未解决所有语义问题。也有更精细的评估方法，以加快实现人们期待已久的目标，即治疗方法能与患者相匹配。
