title: Validation of a screening questionnaire for alcoholism (MAST) in an Italian sample.
abstract: One hundred fifty subjects (75 index cases and 75 controls) completed the Italian version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST). Using Relative Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis, the 5/6 cut-off point was found to be the best as for discriminating between "cases" and "non-cases" in terms of balance between sensitivity (96%) and specificity (89%). The positive predictive value, the negative predictive value, and the overall misclassification rate were 90%, 95%, and 7% respectively. Using item by item assessment of discriminating capacity, we developed a brief ten item Italian version (2/3 cut-off point). This discriminated between alcoholics and non-alcoholics as well as the longer version, and is thus superior in situations where a brief evaluation is necessary.
authors: Institute of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Italy.
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authors: Garzotto
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authors: Baratta
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authors: Pistoso
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authors: Faccincani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires