Description: PART I: Introduction1. Epidemiology and Cross-National Comparisons2. Development of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule3. Contributions of Anthropology and Sociology to Alcohol Epidemiology4. Cross-Cultural Research on Alcohol: A Quoi Bon?5. Recent Advances in the Investigation of the Epidemiology of Alcohol AbusePART II: North America6. Five Communities in the United States: Results of the Epidemiological Catchment Area Survey7. Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in Edmonton, Canada8. Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among American Indians9. The Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse and/or Dependence in Two Hispanic CommunitiesPART III: Europe10. Use, Abuse, and Dependence of Alcohol in West Germany: Lifetime and Six-Month Prevalence in the Munich Follow-up Study11. Alcoholism, Culture, and Psychopathology: A Comparative Study of French, French-Canadian, and American AlcoholicsPART IV: Asia and the Pacific12. Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in New Zealand13. Alcoholism in Taiwan Chinese Communities14. Alcoholism in Korea15. Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Dependency in ShanghaiPART V: Conclusions16. Comparative Analysis of Alcoholism in Ten Cultural Regions

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