Diagnosis and Assessment of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: A Report to the National Institue on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

摘要

An abbreviated review of diagnostic and assessment techniques that are specific for alcohol is presented which includes (1) a history of the technique's development, (2) a description of the technique, (3) current uses and suggested application, and (4) the reliability and validity of the technique. The following diagnostic instruments are reviewed: (1) the Alcadd Test; (2) the Alcoholism Assessment Interview; (3) the Alcohol Use Questionnaire; (4) the Bell Alcoholism Scale of Adjustment; (5) the Drinking Behavior Interview; (6) the Essential-Reactive Alcoholism Dimension; (7) the Iowa Alcoholic Intake Schedule; (8) the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale; (9) the Manson Evaluation; (10) the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test; (11) the Mortimer-Filkins Test; (12) NCA Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism; and (13) the Alcohol History Form/Alcoholism Severity Scale.