Organization Preferred term(s) Definition APA's DSM-IV "alcohol abuse" and "alcohol dependence" alcohol abuse = repeated use despite recurrent adverse consequences.[102] alcohol dependence = alcohol abuse combined with tolerance, withdrawal, and an uncontrollable drive to drink.[102] The term "alcoholism" was split into "alcohol abuse" and "alcohol dependence" in 1980's DSM-III, and in 1987's DSM-III-R behavioral symptoms were moved from "abuse" to "dependence".[103] It has been suggested that DSM-V merge alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence into a single new entry,[104] named "alcohol-use disorder".[105] WHO's ICD-10 "alcohol harmful use" and "alcohol dependence syndrome" Definitions are similar to that of the DSM-IV. The World Health Organisation uses the term "alcohol dependence syndrome" rather than alcoholism.[24] The concept of "harmful use" (as opposed to "abuse") was introduced in 1992's ICD-10 to minimize underreporting of damage in the absence of dependence.[103] The term "alcoholism" was removed from ICD between ICD-8/ICDA-8 and ICD-9.[106]