Addiction severity assessment tool: Development of a self-report measure for clients in substance abuse treatment

2005 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. Butler ◽  
Simon H. Budman ◽  
Michael D. McGee ◽  
Michael Sean Davis ◽  
Rebecca Cornelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Severity Assessment ◽  
Tool Development ◽  
Addiction Severity ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Report Measure

Persistence in Turning to Faith as a Predictor of Drug Use and Criminality among Drug Court Clients

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1207-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamieson L. Duvall ◽  
Michele Staton-Tindall ◽  
Carrie Oser ◽  
Carl Leukefeld
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Drug Court ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Addiction Severity ◽  
Abuse Treatment

Faith-based beliefs are associated with and considered to be a vital component in enhancing the efficacy of substance abuse treatment and recovery. However, relatively little empirical information has been accumulated on the temporal stability of individuals' use of faith and its importance before and following initiation of the therapeutic process. The current study examined persistence in turning to faith across time as a predictor of substance use, criminal behavior, and perceived addiction severity in a sample of 500 Kentucky Drug Court participants. Results suggest that when modeling variance in faith, which persists across the two-year span of Drug Court involvement as a latent construct, greater persistence in one's faith predicts decreases in substance use frequency measured at the final 24-month interview. The latent faith construct was marginally related to differences in 24-month criminal behavior and was not associated with perceptions of addiction severity. Results are discussed for substance abuse treatment needs and recovery.

Detecting Ongoing Intimate Partner Victimization in the Lives of Trauma Survivors With Substance Use Disorders: The Need for Supplemental Assessment

Partner Abuse ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kahni Clements ◽  
Julie A. Schumacher ◽  
Scott F. Coffey ◽  
Michael E. Saladin
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Potentially Traumatic Events ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Conflict Tactics

Individuals seeking substance abuse treatment are at increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and recent/ongoing victimization by their intimate partners. To create a safe context for trauma treatment, it may be important to address ongoing intimate partner violence (IPV). Given that most diagnostic interviews for PTSD include an assessment of potentially traumatic events across the life span, including IPV, many clinicians may assume that IPV items included in such interviews are sufficient to assess recent/ongoing IPV. This study examined whether participants reported past-year IPV experiences on a well-established self-report questionnaire of IPV, The Conflict Tactics Scale–Revised, which were not reported during a modified version of a well-established interview of trauma history, “The National Women’s Study of PTSD Module.” Participants were men and women in substance abuse treatment with clinically significant trauma histories. As hypothesized, participants reported recent IPV on the self-report questionnaire that was not reported during the interview. Although clinicians may assume they have adequately assessed recent/ongoing IPV during interview-based trauma assessments, findings of this study indicate that supplemental self-report assessment may enhance its detection and facilitate intervention.

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