Validation of screening instruments for alcohol and substance use disorders among men and women in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Introduction: Valid Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) screeners are needed to identify and link people to services. We evaluated the performance of several AUD and SUD screeners in South Africa using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)-5 diagnostic gold standard.

Methods: Adults at primary and tertiary care facilities in Buffalo City Metro, South Africa, were screened by research assistants using the AUDIT and AUDIT-C (AUD), DAST-10 (SUD) and NIDA Quick Screen (AUD and SUD).

Erratum: Validation of a brief screener for broad-spectrum mental and substance-use disorders in South Africa - ERRATUM.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2023.