Study of the Link between the Audit (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) and the PDQ-4+ Test (The Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire) in a Group of Alcohol Consumers in Morocco

Abstract

Background: Alcohol is one of the psychoactive products that causes health and social problems. Scientific
research helps to correct consumption disorder.
The Objective: is to establish the epidemiological profile by updating knowledge about alcohol consumption
levels and patterns.
Materials and Method: prospective and random survey was conducted on 137 participants, of whom 79.6%
(n=109) man and 20.4%(n=28) woman. The evaluation tests are the AUDIT (10 questions) and DPQ-4+.
Results: The results show a dominance of the male sex. The distribution of respondents according to the
AUDIT classification shows that 75.9%(n=104) have a score lower than 8 (to 7 for women) which makes it
possible to qualify these people at risk. So they must be monitored while 11, 7% (n=16) had a score between
8 and 12 (7 and 11 for woman) are probably people addicted to alcohol.
Multiple regressions shows that academic level, depressive and obsessive - compulsive personalities are
factors that significantly explain the high degree of dependence on alcohol consumption.
Conclusion: The result of this study is to establish a national prevention program against the morbid use of
alcohol especially among young adults.