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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
WHO COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ON
THE IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT
OF PERSONS WITH HARMFUL ALCOHOL CONSUMFTION
REPORT ON Pl!IISE I
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCREENING INSTRUMENT
John B. Saunders Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney)
Australia
and
Olaf G. Aasland
DISTR.: GENERAL(E)
WHO/MNH/DAT/86.3 ✓
ENGUSH ONLr
National Directorate for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems Oslo
) Norway
Prepared for the Division of Mental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva
on behalf of the WHO collabo�ative team of investigators
Copyright (c) World Health Organization 1987
This document is not a formal publicatiof'J of the World Hea!th Organization (WHO). and all rights are reserved by the Organization. The document may, however, be free!y reviewed, abstracted, rl:!produced or translated, ln part or in whole, but not for sale or use in c:;:onjunction with commercial purposes.
The views expressed in documents by named authors are solely the responsibility of those authors.
Ce document n'est pas: une publication officielle de l'Organisatian mondlale de la Sant& (OMS) et tous les droits y afferents s.ont reserves p;ar !'Organisation. S'it peut �tre comment&, resume ou cite sans aucune restriction, ii ne S:i;iurait cependant iHre reproduit ni traduit, partie!lernent ou en tot.alit4, pour la vente ou ii des flns commercia!es.
Les opinions cxprimees dans les documents par des a\1teurs citl!s nomme\ment n'engagenet c:iue lesdits auteurs.
lnvesti11a.t.ors
Aust:ralia
J h1lgaria
Ke.n ya
Mex.Leo
Norway
USA
Advisers
Dr F.H. Burns Dr R. Reznik Dr J.B. Saunders
Dr M. Boya.dj:i.eva
Dr S.W. Acuda
Or J .R. de la Fuente
Dr o. Aasland* Mr A. Amundsen** Or .J. Morland
Dr T. Babor Dr H. Kranzler Dr R. Lauer.man
Dr J. Chkk
Dr R. Hodgson
Dr B .B. Ritson
Dr H. Skinner
Drug and Alcohol Services and Department of Community Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Department of Alcoholism, Suhodol)
Sofia
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital� Nairobi
lnstituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria� Mexico City
National Directorate for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems
1
National lnstitute for Alcohol Research and National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, Oslo
Department of Psychiatry)
University of Connecticut Health Centre, Farmington, Connecticut
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh l!ospHal, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Department of Psychology, Whitchurch Hospital, Cai:diff, Wales, UK
Department of Psychiatry� Royal Edinburgh HospHal Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto)
Canada
WHO Set�retariat, Division of Me-nta.l Health, Geneva
Ms K. Canavan Mr J. Ording Mr M. Grant Dr N. Sartorius
* Technical Focal Point** Statistician
Technical Officer Senior Scientist (1981-l983) Senior Scientist (1983 onwards) Di rector
