Table 2.
Percentage of Criteria Endorsement at each Time Point
| % of Endorsement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DSM-5 Criteria | Baseline (week 0) N = 68 |
End-of-Treatment (week 8) N = 57 |
Final Follow-up (week 32) N = 60 |
| Drinking in larger amounts/longer time | 87 | 30 | 32 |
| Great deal of time to obtain, use, or recover | 85 | 19 | 23 |
| Strong desire or urge (‘craving’) | 72 | 42 | 28 |
| Tolerance | 71 | 19 | 27 |
| Persistent desire/unsuccessful to cut down | 63 | 39 | 30 |
| Use despite physical/psychological problems | 62 | 26 | 10 |
| Important activities given up | 59 | 25 | 12 |
| Withdrawal | 47 | 18 | 5 |
| Use despite social/interpersonal problems | 29 | 21 | 13 |
| Recurrent use in hazardous situations | 25 | 11 | 8 |
| Failure to fulfill role obligations | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Total criteria endorsed, Mean (SD) | 6.1 (1.8) | 2.6 (2.6) | 2.0 (2.1) |