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The current study sought to examine the diagnostic overlap in DSM‐IVand DSM‐5 alcohol use disorder (AUD) and determine the clinical correlates of changing diagnostic status across the 2 classification systems. DSM‐IVand DSM‐5 definitions of AUDwere compared using cross‐national community survey data in 9 low‐, middle‐, and high‐income countries. Participants were 31,367 respondents to surveys in the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview, version 3.0, was used to derive DSM‐IVand DSM‐5 lifetime diagnoses of AUD. Clinical characteristics, also assessed in the surveys, included lifetime DSM‐IVanxiety; mood and drug use disorders; lifetime suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt; general functional impairment; and psychological distress. Compared with DSM‐IV AUD(12.3%, SE= 0.3%), the DSM‐5 definition yielded slightly lower prevalence estimates (10.8%, SE= 0.2%). Almost one‐third (n= 802) of all DSM‐IVabuse cases switched to subthreshold according to DSM‐5 and one‐quarter (n= 467) of all DSM‐IVdiagnostic orphans switched to mild AUDaccording to DSM‐5. New cases of DSM‐5 AUDwere largely similar to those who maintained their AUDacross both classifications. Similarly, new DSM‐5 noncases were similar to those who were subthreshold across both classifications. The exception to this was with regard to the prevalence of any lifetime drug use disorder. In this large cross‐national community sample, the prevalence of DSM‐5 lifetime AUDwas only slightly lower than the prevalence of DSM‐IVlifetime AUD. Nonetheless, there was considerable diagnostic switching, with a large number of people inconsistently identified across the 2 DSMclassifications. Compared with DSM‐IV AUD(12.3%, SE= 0.3%), the DSM‐5 definition yielded slightly lower prevalence estimates (10.8%, SE= 0.2%).Diagnostic switching was common with almost one‐third of all DSM‐IVabuse cases switching to subthreshold in DSM‐5 and one‐quarter of all DSM‐IVdiagnostic orphans switching to mild DSM‐5 AUD.Despite this, new cases of DSM‐5 AUDwere largely similar to those who maintained their AUDacross both classifications. Similarly, new DSM‐5 non‐cases were similar to those who were subthreshold across both classifications.

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