@article{ref1,
title="Utility of the AUDIT for identification of hazardous or harmful drinking in drug-dependent patients",
journal="Drug and alcohol dependence",
year="1997",
author="Skipsey, K. and Burleson, J. A. and Kranzler, H. R.",
volume="45",
number="3",
pages="157-163",
abstract="We evaluated the psychometric properties of the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT), a ten-item screening test for identification of hazardous drinkers, in a sample of 82 patients with DSM-III-R drug dependence. AUDIT showed good internal consistency (alpha = 0.94) and a unitary factor structure. Receiver operating characteristics analysis showed the AUDIT to be comparable to the Michigan alcoholism screening test (MAST) in identifying individuals with a current alcohol use disorder and superior to the MAST for those who are hazardous drinkers. In this patient sample, AUDIT performed well at the recommended cut-off score of > or = 8. We recommend use of the AUDIT for identification of hazardous and harmful drinking among individuals with a drug use disorder.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0376-8716",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}