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A complex web of biopsychosocial factors underlies predisposition towards harmful alcohol use and alcohol use disorder (AUD). With the growing AUD burden in low- and middle-income countries, it is important to systematically measure alcohol use and AUD risk using valid and reliable tools that are empirically justified and interpretable across diverse cultures.
This team worked to create the Alcohol Use Behavioral Phenotyping Test (AUBPT), a computer-based dimensional assessment that can be culturally adapted to assess alcohol use behaviors across countries. AUBPT includes gamified versions of behavioral paradigms that can evaluate the transdiagnostic biopsychological constructs behind the disorder. The team partnered with the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania to translate, culturally adapt and validate AUBPT for use by Tanzanian patients.
Predicting Alcohol Use Disorder Through Games: Alcohol Use and Behavior Phenotyping Test (AUBPT)
Poster by Alexis Mandell, Isabella Swigart, Phineas Brauer, Karan Desai, Michael Dieu, Anthony Hinton, Sanjana Jha, Brendan Kelleher, Rushil Knagaram, Amaya Mitchell, Matthew Murray, Preetha Ramachandran, Yishan Yu, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Catherine Staton and Siddhesh Zadey