An Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis of the Short Inventory of Problems-Alcohol and Drugs (SIP-AD) among non-treatment seeking men-who-have-sex-with-men: Evidence for a shortened 10-item SIP-AD

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 948-954

  Hagman, Brett T ^a   Kuerbis, Alexis N ^a   Morgenstern, Jon ^b   Bux, Donald A ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^c   Heidinger, Bram E ^a  

^a Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Drug use; Item Response Theory; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; SHORT INVENTORY OF PROBLEMS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

ADULT; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 68149124527     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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