What is it about?
This paper disseminates a newly developed research definition of recovery from DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder for the alcohol treatment field and key stakeholders. The definition incorporates key drinking related processes of remission from DSM-5 AUD and cessation of heavy drinking and acknowledges the importance of quality of life and biopsychosocial outcomes.
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Why is it important?
This new recovery from DSM-5 AUD research definition has the potential to enhance recovery-related science and builds upon limitations associated with prior definitions.
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As a program director in the Division of Treatment and Recovery at NIAAA, it is important to guide recovery science with a framework for operationalizing the term recovery. This paper provides the opportunity for researchers to work with a definition of recovery from DSM-5 AUD.
Brett Hagman
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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This page is a summary of: Defining Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder: Development of an NIAAA Research Definition, American Journal of Psychiatry, April 2022, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21090963.
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