Psychosocial assessment in substance abuse and dependence

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.