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Friday, May 11, 2007

The Development and Initial Validation of the Identification of Alcohol Dependence in Women Scale
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Volume 33, Issue 2 March 2007 , pages 333 - 340





The purpose of this research was to develop the Identification of Alcohol Dependence in Women (IADW) Scale, which is a 51-question instrument, designed to discriminate between alcohol and non-alcohol dependent women.

Initial testing of the IADW Scale provides preliminary evidence that it is reliable, has content validity, and is capable of correctly classifying group membership with accuracy.

Eighty-six percent of the cases in the alcohol dependent group and 98% of the non-alcohol dependent group were correctly classified using direct and stepwise methods of discriminant analysis.

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