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Improving the accuracy of alcohol assessment remains a perplexing challenge for researchers and clinicians. Computer technology has attracted growing attention as a possible solution. Rapid developments in computer hardware and software offer considerable yet little-explored potential for improving the reliability and validity of assessments. Indeed, there is a popular conception that individuals may be more honest when responding to sensitive questions (e.g., alcohol use) to a computer than in a face-to-face interview. Moreover, computers have a mystique that can be useful for engaging hard-toreach populations.1
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Gavin, D.R., Skinner, H.A., George, M.S. (1992). Computerized Approaches to Alcohol Assessment. In: Litten, R.Z., Allen, J.P. (eds) Measuring Alcohol Consumption. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0357-5_2
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