Instrument: Cut, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-Opener (CAGE)

Alkoholscreening mit 4 Fragen

The CAGE questionnaire is a 4-question screening tool that clinicians may use to help in the diagnosis of alcoholism. CAGE is an acronym for the focus of the questions: C – Cutting Down, A – Annoyance by Criticism, G – Guilty Feeling, E – Eye-openers.

Related resources and links:

• Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (2005): https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcoholism-treatment/cage-questionnaire-assessment
• Ewing et al. (1984): original article in English is by with evaluation instructions of the CAGE questionnaire.

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