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Substance Use Disorder Testing
Thomas J. McCarthy
Grand Canyon University ? PCN-529
December 7, 2016
Addiction Severity Index Interview The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) test is a semi-structured assessment tool to show the impact one?s alcohol and drug use has in one?s life both past and present. It focuses on seven areas of living: alcohol use, drug use, employment, family relationships, illegal activities, physical health, and psychological health. This multi-area view is to help, not only the technician but also the client, to get a better understanding of any other problems that affect the client in his/her recovery; not just the substance use. This tool will also help in treatment planning.
According …show more content…
There was a study in 2003, using data from the Drug Evaluation Network System and a study conducted through the Center for Studies on Addiction of the University of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, which sought to determine the potential of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) to serve as a screening instrument for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) substance dependence. It had a positive correlation between the composite scores of the ASI and the DSM-IV in both the alcohol and drug areas. Using the Drug Evaluation Network System (DENS), the DSM-IV questions, included in the ASI, regarding drug and alcohol had seven yes-or-no answers which was included in a checklist where three yes responses determined a DSM-IV diagnosis. The only problem was that the system couldn?t differentiate between what drug it was talking about. Using the pen-and-pencil interview was able to determine drug of choice, therefore a better
Substance Use Disorder Testing
Thomas J. McCarthy
Grand Canyon University ? PCN-529
December 7, 2016
Addiction Severity Index Interview The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) test is a semi-structured assessment tool to show the impact one?s alcohol and drug use has in one?s life both past and present. It focuses on seven areas of living: alcohol use, drug use, employment, family relationships, illegal activities, physical health, and psychological health. This multi-area view is to help, not only the technician but also the client, to get a better understanding of any other problems that affect the client in his/her recovery; not just the substance use. This tool will also help in treatment planning.
According …show more content…
There was a study in 2003, using data from the Drug Evaluation Network System and a study conducted through the Center for Studies on Addiction of the University of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, which sought to determine the potential of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) to serve as a screening instrument for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) substance dependence. It had a positive correlation between the composite scores of the ASI and the DSM-IV in both the alcohol and drug areas. Using the Drug Evaluation Network System (DENS), the DSM-IV questions, included in the ASI, regarding drug and alcohol had seven yes-or-no answers which was included in a checklist where three yes responses determined a DSM-IV diagnosis. The only problem was that the system couldn?t differentiate between what drug it was talking about. Using the pen-and-pencil interview was able to determine drug of choice, therefore a better