The Addiction Severity Index as a predictor of the use of mental health care

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-218

  Reelick, N F ^a,b   Wierdsma, A I ^a  

^a Department of Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ASI; Mental health care; Reliability; Substance abuse; Validity

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; METHADONE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33745942557     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.20.2.214     Document Type: Article

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