ABSTRACT Aims Two major nomenclatures, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, fourth edition (DSM‐IV) and International Classification of Diseases, tenth edition …

Aims The focus of this paper is on psychometric issues related to the measurement of
alcohol problems. Methods Taking a broad perspective, this paper first examines several …

Behandling för alkohol och drogmissbruk Page 1 IMPLEMENTERING OCH UTVÄRDERING
AV ADDICTION SEVERITY INDEX (ASI) I SOCIALTJÄNSTEN Christer Engström Institutionen …

Comments on an article by Makela (see record 2004-16397-003). In light of the long-
standing and widespread use of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), and current efforts to …

Introduction: Elderly alcohol dependent patients can be discriminated based on the age of
onset of alcohol use. This is relevant for their clinical problem presentation and for the …

Objective: To discuss the development and structure of Measurements in the Addictions for
Triage and Evaluation (MATE) and to present specifications for its practical use. The MATE …

The present study extends the item-level psychometric information of the Leeds
Dependence Questionnaire (LDQ; Raistrick et al., 1994) that has been purported to measure …

Comments on article by Makela (see record 2004-16397-003). It is, perhaps, always a good
idea to draw attention to the intellectual slumber that we can be lulled into by having …

Background and Aims: Profiling according to a staging model could be useful for
differentiating among the heterogeneous group of treatment-seeking substance use disorder …

It is, perhaps, always a good idea to draw attention to the intellectual slumber that we can be
lulled into by having a 'standard'that everyone uses and no one questions. Klaus Mäkelä …