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Screening and Assessment Tools for Measuring Adolescent Client Needs and Functioning in Substance Abuse Treatment

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to establish the psychometric properties of a noncommercial, publicly available, modular screening and assessment system for adolescents in substance abuse treatment. Data were collected in 2011-2012 from 1,189 adolescents admitted to eight residential treatment programs in urban and rural locations in the United States. Results from three sets of analyses documented the instruments to be reliable. Females reported more problems than males, and younger adolescents reported more problems than older youth. Implications and limitations are discussed, and suggestions for future research are provided.

Source: Substance Use & Misuse

DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.891617

Authors: Danica K. Knight, Jennifer E. Becan, Brittany Landrum, George W. Joe, Patrick M. Flynn

Institutions: Texas Christian University, University of Dallas

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse