Description: PART I: Introduction1. J.E. Helzer: Epidemiology and Cross-National Comparisons2. J.E. Helzer: Development of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule3. J.M. Murphy: Contributions of Anthropology and Sociology to Alcohol Epidemiology4. T.F. Babor: Cross-Cultural Research on Alcohol: A Quoi Bon?5. P.J. Leaf: Recent Advances in the Investigation of the Epidemiology of Alcohol AbusePART II: North America6. J.E. Helzer: Five Communities in the United States: Results of the Epidemiological Catchment Area Survey7. R.C. Bland: Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in Edmonton, Canada8. Spero M. Manson: Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among American Indians9. G.J. Canino: The Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse and/or Dependence in Two Hispanic CommunitiesPART III: Europe10. Hans-Ulrich Wittchen: Use, Abuse, and Dependence of Alcohol in West Germany: Lifetime and Six-Month Prevalence in the Munich Follow-up Study11. T. Clark: Alcoholism, Culture, and Psychopathology: A Comparative Study of French, French-Canadian, and American AlcoholicsPART IV: Asia and the Pacific12. J. Elizabeth Wells: Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in New Zealand13. Eng-Kung Yeh: Alcoholism in Taiwan Chinese Communities14. Chung Kyoon Lee: Alcoholism in Korea15. Chang-Hua Wang: Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Dependency in ShanghaiPART V: Conclusions16. J. E. Helzer: Comparative Analysis of Alcoholism in Ten Cultural Regions

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