A new multiscale measure of adult substance abuse

Several assessment measures exist in the adult substance abuse field, bur t he majority of them are either screening tools or are limited to alcohol us e. Current trends in drug abuse patterns and the service care industry sugg est the need for sophisticated and comprehensive instrumentation. This pape r focuses on the design and psychometric properties bf a 270-item, multisca le, self-report inventory for measuring a wide range of problems associated with adult substance abuse. The Personal Experience Inventory for Adults c onsists of problem severity and psychosocial risk scales, validity indicato rs, and problem screens. Basic reliability and validity data will be summar ized. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.