Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and prevalence of alcohol use among Iranian psychiatric outpatients

Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and prevalence of alcohol use among Iranian psychiatric outpatients

Abstract Background Iran is a developing and Islamic country where the consumption of alcoholic beverages is banned. However, psychiatric disorders and alcohol use disorders are often co-occurring. We used the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to estimate the prevalence of alcohol us...

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Main Authors: Simasadat Noorbakhsh, Jamal Shams, Mohamadmahdi Faghihimohamadi, Hanieh Zahiroddin, Mats Hallgren, Hakan Kallmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Subjects:
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Alcohol use disorder
Prevalence
Psychometric properties
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-018-0141-x

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