This deeply informative compendium distills the work done from 2002 to late 2005 and concludes with recommendations for developing research activities that will inform DSM-V and future editions of the manual. As such, it will prove invaluable for clinicians and researchers everywhere.
John B. Saunders, M.D., F.R.C.P., is Professor of Alcohol and Drug Studies and Director of Alcohol and Drug Services at the University of Queensland School of Medicine and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Herston, Queensland, Australia. Marc A. Schuckit, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at the Alcohol Research Center, and Director of the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program, at VA San Diego Healthcare System in La Jolla, California. Paul Sirovatka, M.S., is Associate Director for Research Policy Analysis in the Division of Research/American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education in Arlington, Virginia. Darrel A. Regier, M.D., M.P.H., is Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE) of the American Psychiatric Association in Arlington, Virginia.