CAGE Questionnaire
- Have you every felt you should cut down on your
drinking?
- Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
- Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
- Have you every had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your
nerves or get rid of a hangover (i.e. had an eye opener?
Two or more yes answers is considered clinically significant.
Mayfield, D., McLeod, G. & Hall, P. (1974). The CAGE questionnaire:
validation of a new alcoholism instrument. American Journal of Psychiatry,
131, 1121-1123.
