Court Ordered Multiple Offender Drunk Drivers: Validity and Reliability of Rapid Assessment
The Alcohol Use Disorders and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedules' (AUDADIS) DSM-IV related items are used to evaluate the convergent validity of the Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire (SAD-Q), the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) with individuals convicted of multiple offenses of driving under the influence. 187 participants underwent semi-structured interviewing, of whom 84% were alcohol dependent. The instruments exhibit acceptable internal consistency (all alphas > .85) as well as test/re-test reliability (all r=s ≥ .85). The MAST converged most closely with a DSM-IV diagnosis. Implications for rapid assessment instrument research as well as in public agency practice are discussed.
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Authors:
- Conley, Timothy B
- Publication Date: 2006
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 37-51
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Serial:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
- Volume: 6
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Haworth Press
- ISSN: 1533-256X
- EISSN: 1533-2578
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Drug addiction; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Reliability (Statistics); Tests
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01052060
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 27 2007 4:49PM