VARIATION IN AUDIT (ALCOHOL USED DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST) SCORES WITHIN THE FIRST WEEKS OF IMPRISONMENT
Author(s) -
B. Maggia
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agh044
Subject(s) - alcohol use disorders identification test , audit , medicine , imprisonment , test (biology) , alcohol , prison , psychiatry , alcohol use disorder , demography , psychology , emergency medicine , poison control , injury prevention , accounting , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , criminology , sociology , biology , business
Although the prevalence of alcohol problems amongst detainees is suspected to be high, often only more flagrant problems are detected, restricting the possibilities for intervention in alcohol misuse and reducing opportunities for preventive efforts. This study examined the re-test reliability of AUDIT (the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) in screening prisoners
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