TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Utility of the AUDIT for identification of hazardous or harmful drinking in drug-dependent patients
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Skipsey, K.
A1  - Burleson, J. A.
A1  - Kranzler, H. R.
SP  - 157
EP  - 163
VL  - 45
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -