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Cannabis, hallucinogen, cocaine, and opiate disorder symptoms classified
March 24th, 2006
Class 3 solutions provided more substantive results in classifying cannabis, hallucinogen, cocaine, and opiate disoders. "This study examined the latent class structure of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (text rev.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) symptoms used to diagnose cannabis, hallucinogen, cocaine, and opiate disorders among 501 adolescents recruited from addictions treatment. Latent class results were compared with the DSM-IV categories of abuse and dependence, and latent transition analysis (LTA) was used to examine changes in symptom severity over a 1-year follow-up," scientists in the United States report. ...
Source: Drug Week (2006-03-24)
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