Caffeine use disorder: An item-response theory analysis of proposed DSM-5 criteria.

CONCLUSIONS: The IRT approach helped to determine which CUD symptoms indicate more severity and have a greater discriminative value. The level of CUD is influenced by the type and quantity of caffeine consumption. PMID: 29454178 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29454178?dopt=Abstract

Source: Addictive Behaviors - February 9, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Ágoston C, Urbán R, Richman MJ, Demetrovics Z Tags: Addict Behav Source Type: research