Points
yes no
1. *Do you feel you are a normal drinker? - 2
2. *Do friends or relatives think you are a normal
drinker? - 2
3. Have you ever attended a meeting of Alcoholics
Anonymous AA? 5 -
4. Have you ever lost friends or girlfriends/boyfriends
because of 2 -
your drinking?
5. Have you ever gotten into trouble at work
because of drinking? 2 -
6. Have you ever neglected your obligations,
your family, or your 2 -
work for 2 or more days in a row because
you were drinking?
7. Have you ever had delirium tremens DTs, severe
shaking, 2 -
after heavy drinking? 2 -
8. Have you ever gone to anyone for help about
your drinking? 5 -
9. Have you ever been in a hospital because
of your drinking? 5 -
10. Have
you ever been arrested for drunk driving or driving after 2 -
drinking?
* negative responses are alcoholic responses
Scoring: < 3 points, nonalcoholic;
4
points, suggestive of alcoholism;
5 or more, indicates alcoholism.
References: Selzer ML. The Michigan Alcoholism Screening
Test: The quest for a new diagnostic instrument. American Journal of Psychiatry 27(12): 1653-1658, 1971.
Pokorny AD; Miller BA; Kaplan HB. The Brief MAST: A shortened version of
the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. American
Journal of Psychiatry 129(3): 342-345, 1972
Bibliography on Brief MAST (create
link)
