SCREENING FOR ALCOHOLISM IN GENERAL MEDICAL PATIENTS |
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Authors: | HOFFMANN, NORMAN G. HARRISON, PATRICIA ANN NINONUEVO, FRED |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, Ramsey Clinic Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Abstract: | Medical patients (N = 108) were administered a brief screeninginstrument (LAMSI) and a structured diagnostic interview (SUDDS).Twenty-five patients met DSM-III criteria for an alcohol usedisorder, 20 current, five in remission. The four-item scaleembedded in the screen identified the alcoholics with 88% sensitivityand 96% specificity. |
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