Settling the score: moving beyond the 5/4 criterion debate

Samantha Wells^{1

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4}, David J De Wit^{5

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7}, Tara Elton-Marshall^{5

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Affiliations

¹ Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
² Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
⁴ School of Psychology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
⁵ Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
⁷ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ School of Health Studies, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

Comment

Samantha Wells et al. Addiction. 2016 Oct.

. 2016 Oct;111(10):1728-9.

doi: 10.1111/add.13279. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Samantha Wells^{1

2

3

4}, David J De Wit^{5

6

7}, Tara Elton-Marshall^{5

6

7

8}

¹ Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
² Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
⁴ School of Psychology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. samantha.wells@camh.ca.
⁵ Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
⁷ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ School of Health Studies, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: 5+/4+ criterion; binge drinking; dichotomous; drug trial research; knowledge translation; survey research.

Comment in

We still question the utility and validity of the binge/heavy drinking criterion.
Pearson MR, Kirouac M, Witkiewitz K. Pearson MR, et al. Addiction. 2016 Oct;111(10):1733-4. doi: 10.1111/add.13384. Epub 2016 May 3. Addiction. 2016. PMID: 27137172 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Questioning the validity of the 4+/5+ binge or heavy drinking criterion in college and clinical populations.
Pearson MR, Kirouac M, Witkiewitz K. Pearson MR, et al. Addiction. 2016 Oct;111(10):1720-6. doi: 10.1111/add.13210. Epub 2015 Dec 28. Addiction. 2016. PMID: 27605077 Free PMC article. Review.