ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Unhealthy alcohol use is prevalent but under-diagnosed in
primary care settings. OBJECTIVE To validate, in primary care, a single-item screening test …

Background Primary care physicians can play a unique role in recognizing and treating
patients with alcohol problems. Objective To evaluate the accuracy of screening methods for …

Background: Both the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its
abbreviated 3-item version (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–Consumption [AUDIT …

Objectives: 1) To determine the operating characteristics of the Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test (AUDIT) in an inner-city population and 2) to compare AUDIT performance …

Objective To evaluate the 3 alcohol consumption questions from the Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test (AUDIT-C) as a brief screening test for heavy drinking and/or active …

Background: The use of self-report screening tests for alcohol use disorders in the primary
care setting has been advocated. Objective: To test for ethnic and sex bias in three self …

BACKGROUND. The effects of patients' abuse of and dependence on alcohol are well
known, but screening for problem drinking by primary care physicians has been limited. The …

BACKGROUND: Professional organizations recommend screening and brief intervention for
unhealthy alcohol use; however, brief intervention has established efficacy only for people …

Background Very brief single-item screening questions (SISQs) for alcohol and other drug
use can facilitate screening in health care settings, but are not widely used. Self …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Alcohol screening questionnaires have typically been validated
when self-or researcher-administered. Little is known about the performance of alcohol …