Tag: AUDIT
Quantifying alcohol-related problems with AUDIT
Is it possible to quantify alcohol-related problems? Among many, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is one of the most widely used tools to quantify and categorise risk levels for alcohol-related problems. This 10-item instrument came out of a multi-centre study executed by the World Health Organization (WHO). I am describing the test in this post. AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) The AUDIT – the 10-item questionnaire – screens for alcohol-related problems within 10 minutes. In 2001, the WHO published the tool as a freely available booklet. You can access it through this link: AUDIT test. Thomas Babor, John…