Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.

AUDIT

What it measures

Hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption + dependence over the past year; three domains - consumption, dependence symptoms, alcohol-related harm

Length and format

10 items. 5-point frequency/quantity (0-4); summed 0-40; >=8 hazardous, higher bands for dependence (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

~40-50 languages; the most-translated alcohol screen worldwide (WHO manual gives official versions)

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Saunders, J. B., Aasland, O. G., Babor, T. F., de la Fuente, J. R., & Grant, M. (1993). Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Addiction, 88(6), 791-804.