Application of item response theory to quantify substance use disorder severity

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1035-1049

  Kirisci, Levent ^a   Tarter, Ralph E ^a   Vanyukov, Michael ^a   Martin, Chris ^b   Mezzich, Ada ^a   Brown, Stacy ^a  

^a Universigy of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Risky sex; Substance use disorder; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CRIME; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK-TAKING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33646851960     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.03.033     Document Type: Article

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