Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
AUDIT is the 10-item WHO alcohol screening test covering consumption, dependence features, and harm. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis.
Overview
What is the AUDIT?
The full AUDIT includes consumption items plus questions about control, morning drinking, guilt, blackouts, injury, and concern from others. It is still a screen, not a specialist dependence assessment.
Development and clinical use
WHO designed AUDIT for primary-care identification of hazardous and harmful drinking. It has been translated widely. Local guidelines still determine follow-up.
- Items
- 10 self-report
- Short relative
- AUDIT-C
- Publisher
- WHO
- Domains
- Consumption, dependence features, harm
- Clinical role
- Screening support
- Diagnosis
- Not established by score
Administration
A focused client experience
Adults complete ten items. Positive findings should trigger fuller assessment and local alcohol-care pathways, including safety review where relevant.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration does not reproduce AUDIT items.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
WHO scoring guidance exists. This page does not independently verify zone labels or production scoring. Use the official manual.
References
- WHO AUDIT manualWorld Health Organization. AUDIT: the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the AUDIT
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
When is AUDIT-C enough?
That is a clinical and pathway decision. AUDIT-C cannot see all domains the full AUDIT covers.
Does AUDIT diagnose dependence?
No. It is a screen that may support further assessment.
Can I complete AUDIT here?
No. This landing does not collect answers.
Does a low AUDIT mean drinking is safe?
No. Screening can miss harm. Clinical concern still matters.
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