The alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) in a college sample

Michael F. Fleming; Kristen L. Barry; Roderick Macdonald

doi:10.3109/10826089109062153

The alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) in a college sample

Michael F. Fleming^*, Kristen L. Barry, Roderick Macdonald

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Abstract

This study was conducted to estimate the psychometric properties of the questionnaire section of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in a college sample using DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse as the criterion standard. This alcohol screening test was developed for the 10 country AMETHYST project. In this young adult sample the instrument exhibited a sensitivity of 84 and specificity of. 71 when utilizing the recommended cut-off score of 11. The 10-item questionnaire section of the AUDIT appears to have important advantages over other alcohol screening instruments such as the CAGE and the MAST.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1173-1185
Number of pages	13
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	26
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089109062153
State	Published - Jan 1 1991

Keywords

Alcohol misuse
Alcoholism
College students
Questionnaire

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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