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Detecting Alcoholism

JAMAPublished 12 October 1984
John A. Ewing
Citations2,957
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score5.35
SNIP10.71

TL;DR

Four clinical interview questions, the CAGE questions, have proved useful in helping to make a diagnosis of alcoholism and their use in clinical and research studies is described.

Abstract

Four clinical interview questions, the CAGE questions, have proved useful in helping to make a diagnosis of alcoholism. The questions focus on Cutting down, Annoyance by criticism, Guilty feeling, and Eye-openers. The acronym "CAGE" helps the physician to recall the questions. How these questions were identified and their use in clinical and research studies are described. (JAMA1984;252:1905-1907)

Keywords

Medicine