Detecting Alcohol Problems in Drug-Dependent Women of Childbearing Age
作者:
SvikisDace S.,
McCaulMary E.,
HaugNancy A.,
BoneyTamara Y.,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 22,
issue 4
页码: 563-575
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1996
DOI:10.3109/00952999609001681
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Alcohol problems frequently go undetected in drug-dependent individuals. In women of childbearing age, the consequences of unrecognized alcohol problems can be severe. Unfortunately, many drug treatment programs lack resources to conduct formal diagnostic interviews with all program admissions. Using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) as the“gold standard,”the present study compared four clinical tools for assessing alcohol problems in a drug-dependent population. Rates of detecting alcohol problems varied widely (15–76%). The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and the Family Alcohol and Drug Survey (FADS) yielded the highest sensitivities (96% and 83%, respectively) and specificities (94% and 92%, respectively). Since these instruments require less staff training and background education than the SCID, they offer cost-effective alternatives for efficient screening and assessment of alcohol problems in drug-dependent populations.
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