The psychometric properties of the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) 13‐item short (SMAST) and 10‐item brief (BMAST) versions were aggregated and synthesized across 40 and 21 studies, respectively. Results for reliability, validity, and nonclinical descriptive statistics were reported separately for the SMAST and BMAST, and implications for counseling practice and research were discussed.

The psychometric properties of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), a commonly used self‐report screening instrument for symptom identification of problematic drinking and alcoholism, were explored. A total of 103 studies meeting inclusion criteria were reviewed and analyzed. Results for reliability, validity, and nonclinical descriptive statistics for the MAST are reported. The authors discuss implications for counseling practice and research.

This meta‐analysis of 92 anorexia nervosa counseling articles examined the effectiveness of counseling in reducing symptoms of anorexia nervosa at termination and the longest follow‐up assessments. Treatment‐as‐usual studies showed no effect to small effects at both posttest and follow‐up assessments, wait‐list studies showed small effects at posttest and medium effects at follow‐up, and single‐group uncontrolled studies showed medium to large effects at posttest and medium effects at follow‐up. Implications for research and practice are discussed.