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Research Instrument Substance Use // MAST

Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)

24-item yes/no screening tool for alcoholism, with weighted item scoring.

Purpose Details Scientific Documentation Limitations Related

Purpose

Self-report screening instrument, reproduced here for non-diagnostic educational and self-reflection use.

Details

Who It's For
Adults
Age Range
18+
Administration
Self-Administered
Intended Use
Research

Scientific Documentation

Developer / Author
Selzer, M. L.
Development Year
1971

Theoretical framework: One of the earliest standardized self-report screening instruments for alcoholism.

Reliability: Long history of replication across clinical populations since 1971.

Validity: Validated against clinical diagnoses of alcoholism in the original and many subsequent studies.

References: Selzer, M. L. (1971). The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test: the quest for a new diagnostic instrument. American Journal of Psychiatry, 127(12), 1653-1658.

Limitations: Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. This specific digital implementation has not been independently clinically validated by PsiQ — scores are for self-reflection and educational purposes only, and are not a diagnosis.

License: CC BY 4.0 (original scale Public Domain). Citation: Selzer (1971), American Journal of Psychiatry, 127(12), 1653-1658. This is not a diagnostic tool.

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