The constructs of craving for alcohol and loss of control drinking: Help or hindrance to research

Stephen A. Maisto; Bruce K. Schefft

doi:10.1016/0306-4603(77)90019-3

The constructs of craving for alcohol and loss of control drinking: Help or hindrance to research

Stephen A. Maisto, Bruce K. Schefft

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The present paper reviews the development of two constructs of traditional models of alcoholism, craving for alcohol and loss of control drinking. These terms have been poorly defined and thus have contributed little to the advancement of knowledge in the alcohol area. Recent attempts to modify traditional definitions of craving and loss of control have not provided a way to empirically validate these constructs. It is shown that behavioral models of alcoholism have made a significant contribution to the alcohol area through providing a framework for systematically investigating drinking behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	207-217
Number of pages	11
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-4603(77)90019-3
State	Published - 1977
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Toxicology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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