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 …

Objective.—To describe the performance of alcohol screening questionnaires in female
patients. Data Sources.—We searched MEDLINE from 1966 to July 1997 for alcoholism or …

Background: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT‐C)
questions have been previously validated as a 3‐item screen for alcohol misuse and …

Background Primary care physicians need a brief alcohol questionnaire that identifies
hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test …

Test-based psychological assessment has been significantly affected by the health care
revolution in the United States during the past two decades. Despite new limitations on …

Objective.—Project TrEAT (Trial for Early Alcohol Treatment) was designed to test the
efficacy of brief physician advice in reducing alcohol use and health care utilization in …

Background: This report describes the 48‐month efficacy and benefit‐cost analysis of
Project TrEAT (Trial for Early Alcohol Treatment), a randomized controlled trial of brief …

BACKGROUND. Alcohol use in older adults is common. It is associated with depression,
hypertension, dia betes, drug interactions, accidents, and increased rates of emergency …

OBJECTIVE: To compare self-administered versions of three questionnaires for detecting
heavy and problem drinking: the CAGE, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test …

Objectives: To determine the reliability, validity, and responsiveness to change of AUDIT
(Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) questions 1 to 3 about alcohol consumption in a …