A COMPARISON OF ALCOHOL SCREENING INSTRUMENTS AMONG UNDER-AGED DRINKERS TREATED IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

— Aims: Few studies have examined the adequacy of adult-validated alcohol screening measures when used with adolescents and young adults. A total of 103 subjects (55 males, 48 females) participated in a study of alcohol use among under-aged drinkers conducted in two emergency departments. Methods: P...

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Published in:	Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford) 2002-09, Vol.37 (5), p.444-450
Main Authors:	Kelly, Thomas M., Donovan, John E., Kinnane, Janet M., Taylor, David M. C. D.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Accident and emergency departments Adolescent Adult Age Factors Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology Alcohol Drinking - psychology Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Alcoholic Intoxication - diagnosis Alcoholic Intoxication - epidemiology Alcoholic Intoxication - psychology Alcoholism - diagnosis Alcoholism - epidemiology Alcoholism - psychology Biological and medical sciences Child Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Medical sciences Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria Problem drinking Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Screening Sex Factors Techniques and methods Underage
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Summary:	— Aims: Few studies have examined the adequacy of adult-validated alcohol screening measures when used with adolescents and young adults. A total of 103 subjects (55 males, 48 females) participated in a study of alcohol use among under-aged drinkers conducted in two emergency departments. Methods: Participants completed three brief screening instruments for problematic alcohol use: the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT); a modified version of the TWEAK; and the CAGE. Results and Conclusions: Missing data on the TWEAK, lower internal consistency for the TWEAK and CAGE, and the better ability of the AUDIT to differentiate problem drinkers from non-problem drinkers, suggest that the AUDIT performs best in screening for problematic alcohol use among under-aged drinkers treated in emergency departments.
ISSN:	0735-0414 1464-3502 1464-3502