Psychosocial assessment in substance abuse and dependence

Authors
Citation
A. Kokkevi, Psychosocial assessment in substance abuse and dependence, CUR OPIN P, 14(3), 2001, pp. 167-172
Citations number
69
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
09517367 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
167 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7367(200105)14:3<167:PAISAA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
This review summarizes recent research into psychosocial assessment in drug abuse and dependence. Among the main areas of current activity discussed a re: the development of new instruments and shortened versions of existing o nes; demonstration of the applicability to populations other than the one f or which the instrument was developed; investigation of alternative modes a nd formats of administration; identification of predictors of substance use and treatment outcome; and enhancing international harmonization. Curr Opi n Psychiatry 14:167-172 (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.