Caffeine Use Disorder Questionnaire (CUDQ)
Psychology: Health & Sleep1 sample item
About this scale
Caffeine is a psychoactive substance present in drinks and foods: Most adults and many children use caffeine. In fact, a recent review on caffeine stated this:
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Addicott M. A. (2014). Caffeine Use Disorder: A Review of the Evidence and Future Implications. Current addiction reports, 1(3) , 186-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-014-0024-9 | Meredith SE, Juliano LM, Hughes JR, Griffiths RR. Caffeine Use Disorder: A Comprehensive Review and Research Agenda. J Caffeine Res. 2013 Sep;3(3):114-130. doi: 10.1089/jcr.2013.0016. PMID: 24761279; PMCID: PMC3777290. Link here | Ágoston, C., Urbán, R., Richman, M.J., and Demetrovics, Z. (2018). Caffeine use disorder: An item-response theory analysis of proposed DSM-5 criteria. Addictive Behaviors , 109-116. Link here | Nawrot, P., Jordan, S., Eastwood, J., Rotstein, J., Hugenholtz, A. & Feeley, M. (2003). Effects of caffeine on human health, Food Additives & Contaminants, 20:1, 1-30, DOI: 10.1080/0265203021000007840. Link here
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