Evaluation of a behavioral measure of risk taking: the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

CW Lejuez, JP Read, CW Kahler… - Journal of …, 2002 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract The present study (N= 86) sought to evaluate a laboratory-based behavioral
measure of risk taking (the Balloon Analogue Risk Task; BART) and to test associations …

The FAST alcohol screening test

R Hodgson, T Alwyn, B John, B Thom… - Alcohol and …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as the gold standard, the Fast
Alcohol Screening Test (FAST) was developed for use in busy medical settings. AUDIT …

Screening for alcohol use disorders and at-risk drinking in the general population: psychometric performance of three questionnaires

HJ Rumpf, U Hapke, C Meyer, U John - Alcohol and alcoholism, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Most screening questionnaires are developed in clinical settings and there are few data on
their performance in the general population. This study provides data on the area under the …

Audit-3 and audit-4: effectiveness of two short forms of the alcohol use disorders identification test

A Gual, L Segura, M Contel, N Heather… - Alcohol and …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Aims: To identify suitable short versions of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
(AUDIT) and to evaluate their effectiveness as screening tests for 'risky drinking'among men …

Psychosis and drug dependence: results from a national survey of prisoners

M Farrell, A Boys, P Bebbington, T Brugha… - The British Journal of …, 2002 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe links between drug use and psychosis are of major aetiological and
prognostic significance. Psychosis and drug dependence frequently co-occur within the …

Clinically useful assessments: Substance use and comorbid psychiatric disorders

KB Carey - Behaviour research and therapy, 2002 - Elsevier
This review addresses the assessment of substance use and related constructs with persons
having severe and persistent mental illness. The review contains two major sections. The …

On beyond urine: clinically useful assesment instruments in the treatment of drug dependence

KM Carroll, BJ Rounsaville - Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2002 - Elsevier
Although there are a wealth of clinically useful, brief, and low-cost assessment instruments
available for use with drug-dependent populations, relatively few are broadly used in clinical …

A comparison of alcohol screening instruments among under-aged drinkers treated in emergency departments

TM Kelly, JE Donovan, JM Kinnane… - Alcohol and …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Aims: Few studies have examined the adequacy of adult-validated alcohol screening
measures when used with adolescents and young adults. A total of 103 subjects (55 males …

The feasibility of enhancing psychiatric outpatients' readiness to change their substance use

KB Carey, MP Carey, SA Maisto… - Psychiatric …, 2002 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: This stage I therapy development study evaluated the feasibility and
acceptability of a brief motivational intervention for outpatients with severe and persistent …

Hazardous and harmful drinking: a comparison of the AUDIT and CAGE screening questionnaires

MT McCusker, J Basquille, M Khwaja, IM Murray‐Lyon… - Qjm, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Background: Hazardous and harmful use of alcohol remains a public health concern, and
many general hospital admissions are alcohol‐related. Aim: To compare the CAGE and …