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
• 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