The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Alcohol Abuse
James M. Kitchens
Accuracy of the MAST, CAGE, and AUDIT Questionnaires
Topics Discussed:
alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol use disorders identification test, alcohol use test, criterion standard comparisons (diagnostic tests), michigan alcoholism screening test
Excerpt:
"Determining the test accuracy of all questionnaires for alcohol
use disorders presents some methodologic problems. The questions
in the CAGE, MAST, and AUDIT questionnaires are embodied within
the commonly used reference standards, DSM-III-R and ICD-10,
which may result in inflated estimates of test accuracy. The advantage
of the CAGE and AUDIT questionnaires over the much longer questionnaires
is their brevity, which would allow them to be used as a screening
or case-finding tool by busy clinicians. ..."
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