The concurrent validity of the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) substance use/abuse subscale in adolescent patients in an urban federally qualified health center

Substance Abuse

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 382-388

  Kelly, Sharon M ^a   O'Grady, Kevin E ^b   Gryczynski, Jan ^a   Mitchell, Shannon Gwin ^a   Kirk, Arethusa ^c   Schwartz, Robert P ^a,d  

^a FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Total Health Care   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; DSM 5; screening; substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85026516270     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2017.1351413     Document Type: Article

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