The Impaired Control Scale: Confirmation of factor structure and psychometric properties for social drinkers and drinkers in alcohol treatment

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1339-1346

  Marsh, A ^a   Smith, ^a   Saunders, B ^b   Piek, J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Factor structure; Impaired control; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED CONTROL SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONTROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036790647     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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