VALIDITY OF ASSESSING TREATMENT READINESS IN PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

The Recovery Attitude and Treatment Evaluator-Clinical Evaluation (RAA TE-CE) assesses resistance and impediments to addiction treatment part icipation. The authors conducted a preliminary test of the RAATE-CE's predictive validity. Addiction counselors conducted RAATE-CE assessmen ts on 220 adults who were newly admitted to a hospital detoxification unit. Relationships between scores and disposition were examined using analysis of variance. All RAATE-CE dimensions show, significant assoc iations with subsequent treatment placements in the expected direction s. Preliminary findings of predictive validity warrant further researc h on the RAATE-CE for clinical research and treatment planning.