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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2011 Feb 25;35(7):1270–1276. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01462.x

Table 5.

Prevalence of validators among patients in the Emergency Room Collaborative Alcohol Analysis Project (ERCAAP)

VALIDATORS DSM-IV None DSM-IV ABUSE DSM-IV ABUSE DSM-IV ABUSE DSM-IV NONE
DSM-V None (N=2431) NO DSM-V (N=101) DSM-V moderate (N=146) DSM-V severe (N=42) DSM-V moderate (N=114)

Any 12+ 10.7% 36.4% 40.7% 65.2% 40.6%
Drunk>1/month 2.5% 6.4% 10.8% 27.5% 17.3%
Mean alcohol drink 3.8 4.8 5.8 8.0 5.9
Guilt/Remorse 6.9% 21.4% 41.3% 58.9% 26.4%
Morning drink 2.8% 4.5% 17.1% 41.8% 15.3%
Fail Expected 2.6% 6.1% 22.2% 39.0% 12.0%
ER use 26.9% 37.7% 32.6% 48.4% 33.1%
Blackout 0.4% 8.1% 24.4% 42.8% 16.7%