Quick screening tests to identify alcohol abuse

 

Michigan Alcohol Screening Test for Older Adults

 

The Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) is one of the oldest and most accurate screening tests for the detection of alcohol abuse and dependence. However, its 22-question length can make it prohibitive to administer. Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a short version of the screening test to use for older adults, known as the short MAST-G. This ten-question test is available here:

http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/elab/pdfs_elab/elab_supps_pg8.pdf

 

To view the longer test on which the short MAST-G is based, visit this link:

http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/alcohol-mast/index.html

 

Web Links to Information about Alcohol Abuse

 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

http://www.aa.org/

 

Government Alcohol Information Sites

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

 

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://www.samhsa.gov/

 

National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information (NCADI)

http://store.samhsa.gov/home

 

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator

http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

 

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters

http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/

 

National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)

http://www.nacoa.org/

 

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)

http://www.ncadd.org/

 

American Society of Addiction Medicine

http://www.asam.org/

 

Clinical Trials Site throughout the United States

http://www.centerwatch.com/

 

National Institutes of Health information on federal and private medical studies involving patients and others at thousands of locations nationwide

http://clinicaltrials.gov/
 

General Sites on Aging Research

 

National Institute on Aging

 

Alliance for Aging Research

 

The Aging Research Centre

 

Administration on Aging

 

The Science of Aging Knowledge Environment

 

Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Program

 

 

General Sites on Aging

 

National Council on Aging

 

American Society on Aging

 

The Gerontological Society of America

 

American Geriatrics Society

 

The Foundation for Health in Aging

 

Health and Age Centers