Table 3.

American Psychiatric Association criteria for alcohol use disorders

DSM-IV Alcohol dependence	DSM-IV Alcohol abuse	DSM-V Alcohol use disorder
(≥ 3 of the following)	(≥ 1 of the following)	(≥ 2 of the following)
• Tolerance	Continued drinking despite….	• Tolerance
• Withdrawal		• Withdrawal
• Repeatedly exceeding intended limits	• Increased risk for physical harm	• Repeatedly exceeding intended limits
• Spending a lot of time drinking or recovering from alcohol effects	• Trouble in important relationships	• Spending a lot of time drinking or recovering from alcohol effects
• Failed attempts to cut down or abstain	• Failure to perform important roles	• Failed attempts to cut down or abstain
• Continued drinking despite physical or psychological problems	• Legal problems*	• Continued drinking despite physical or psychological problems
• Spending less time on important activities due to drinking		• Spending less time on important activities due to drinking
		• Increased risk for physical harm
		• Trouble in important relationships
		• Failure to perform important roles
		• Craving for alcohol*

*“Legal problems” will be dropped as an alcohol use disorder criterion, and “craving” will be added.