Validation of the ASSIST for Detecting Unhealthy Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders in Urgent Care Patients

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1093-1099

  Johnson, J Aaron ^a   Bembry, Whitney ^b   Peterson, Justin ^b,c   Lee, Anna ^b,c   Seale, J Paul ^b,c  

^a AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Medical Center Navicent Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Use Disorders; Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test; At Risk Drinking; Screening and Brief Intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOL, SMOKING, AND SUBSTANCE INVOLVEMENT SCREENING TEST; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; AMBULATORY CARE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930503308     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12733     Document Type: Article

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