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Detecting Alcoholism
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Substance Use DisordersSubstance AbuseCage QuestionsPsychiatric EvaluationPsychiatryAlcohol DependenceAddictionMedicinePsychologyAddiction MedicineAlcohol AbuseClinical Interview QuestionsSubstance AddictionForensic PsychiatryGuilty FeelingHarm ReductionPsychopathologyHealth Sciences
The CAGE interview questions, focusing on Cutting down, Annoyance, Guilty feeling, and Eye‑openers, are useful for diagnosing alcoholism. The study aims to describe how the CAGE questions were identified and used in clinical and research studies. The authors detail the identification process and application of the CAGE questions in clinical and research settings. © JAMA 1984;252:1905‑1907.
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. (<i>JAMA</i>1984;252:1905-1907)