Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption
AUDIT-C is the three-item alcohol consumption screen from the WHO AUDIT. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis of alcohol dependence.
Overview
What is the AUDIT-C?
AUDIT-C asks about drinking frequency, typical quantity, and heavy-drinking frequency. It is a short consumption screen, not the full 10-item AUDIT and not a treatment plan.
Development and clinical use
WHO published AUDIT for primary care. AUDIT-C extracts the consumption items for brief screening. Cutoffs vary by sex, setting, and guideline, which is why this page does not publish a verified threshold.
- Items
- 3 consumption items
- Full relative
- 10-item AUDIT
- Publisher
- WHO
- Typical use
- Brief screening
- Clinical role
- Screening support
- Diagnosis
- Not established by score
Administration
A focused client experience
Adults complete three consumption items. Positive screens should lead to fuller assessment according to local policy, not an automated diagnosis.
- 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
Published AUDIT-C scoring is simple but cutoff choice is context-specific. This page does not independently verify a cutoff.
References
- WHO AUDIT manualWorld Health Organization. AUDIT: the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the AUDIT-C
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Is AUDIT-C the same as AUDIT?
No. AUDIT-C is the three consumption items. The full AUDIT covers more domains.
Does AUDIT-C diagnose alcohol dependence?
No. It is a brief screen. Further assessment stays with the clinician and local policy.
Can I complete it here?
No. This page is educational.
Are cutoffs universal?
No. They depend on population and purpose. This page does not verify one.
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