Rescaling of tables to fit the page about papaja

[crsh]

This is a question concerning LaTex rather than papaja (although it points me towards an interesting idea to improve the apa_table-function).

tabularx should do what you want:

\begin{table}[htbp]
\center
\caption{Original DAST-10}
\label{table1}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{cX}
\toprule
& Item \\
\midrule
1 & Have you used drugs other than those required for medical reasons? \\
2 & Do you use more than one drug at a time?\\
3 & Are you always able to stop using drugs when you want to? (-)\\
4 & Have you ever had blackouts or flashbacks as a result of drug use?\\
5 & Do you ever feel bad or guilty about your drug use?\\
6 & Does your spouse (or parents) ever complain about your involvement with drugs?\\
7 & Have you neglected your family because of your use of drugs?\\
8 & Have you engaged in illegal activities in order to obtain drugs?\\
9 & Have you ever experienced withdrawal symptoms (felt sick) when you stopped taking drugs?\\
10 & Have you had medical problems as a result of your drug use (e.g., memory loss, hepatitis, convulsions, bleeding)?\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}