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Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test

The MAST is a 25-item self-report questionnaire developed to screen for alcohol use disorder and assess alcohol-related problems in adults. First published by Selzer in 1971, it is one of the earliest and most widely used alcohol screening instruments, particularly in primary care, emergency medicine, and addiction medicine settings. The MAST identifies problematic alcohol use through items assessing alcohol consumption patterns, consequences (legal, medical, social, occupational), withdrawal symptoms, and problem recognition. Brief versions (13-item and 10-item) have been developed for rapid screening.

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Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST)
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  • Selzer, M. L. (1971). The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test: The quest for a new diagnostic instrument. American Journal of Psychiatry, 127(12), 1653–1658. · DOI 10.1176/ajp.127.12.1653
  • Pokorny, A. D., Miller, B. A., & Kaplan, H. B. (1972). The brief MAST: A shortened version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. American Journal of Psychiatry, 129(3), 342–345. · DOI 10.1176/ajp.129.3.342
  • Morton, J. L., Jones, T. V., & Manganaro, M. A. (1996). Validation of the MAST in an emergency medicine population. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 14(5), 522–524. · URL
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