a disease in which a person craves alcohol, is unable to limit his or her drinking, needs to drink greater amounts to get the same effect, and has withdrawal symptoms after stopping alcohol use. alcohol dependence affects physical and mental health, and causes problems with family, friends, and work. also called alcoholism.
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/24 10:00 UTC 版)
Alcohol dependence, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis (a substance related disorder DSM-IV) describing an entity in which an individual uses alcohol despite significant areas of dysfunction, evidence of physical dependence, and/or related hardship.