Optimizing alcohol screening according to DSM-5 severity by adaptive testing using the AUDIT
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Background Due to unsatisfactory results of alcohol-related SBI in patients with severe Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs), many studies aim to exclude severe cases by defining a cut-off in the upper range of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test AUDIT. However, research focusing on optimal cut-offs is still insufficient. In addition, cutoff values of the AUDIT for DSM-5 substance use disorder criteria have not been analysed so far.
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