Does subtle screening for substance abuse work? A review of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI)

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-50

  Feldstein, Sarah W ^a   Miller, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adult; SASSI; Screening; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBTLE SCREENING INVENTORY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33845735531     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01634.x     Document Type: Review

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