Quyen Q Tiet1, John W Finney, Rudolf H Moos. 1. Department of Veterans Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Quyen.Tiet@va.gov
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Illicit drug use is prevalent but under-detected among psychiatric patients. This paper reviews the need for a valid, practical screening instrument for detecting drug problems and disorders among psychiatric patients, and describes the appropriateness of existing screening instruments for this purpose. METHODS: Research literature on illicit drug screening instruments is reviewed. RESULTS: All existing instruments lack one or more of the following characteristics that would enable them to be used routinely in psychiatric settings: brief and easy to administer, demonstrated validity for male and female psychiatric patients, measuring illicit drug use problems without confounding with alcohol use problems, and assessing drug problems over an optimal timeframe for screening (e.g., past 12 months). CONCLUSION: Current instruments are not appropriate for routine drug screening of psychiatric patients. A brief, easy to use drug screen should be developed and validated on male and female psychiatric patients for routine screening of drug disorders and problems.
BACKGROUND: Illicit drug use is prevalent but under-detected among psychiatricpatients. This paper reviews the need for a valid, practical screening instrument for detecting drug problems and disorders among psychiatricpatients, and describes the appropriateness of existing screening instruments for this purpose. METHODS: Research literature on illicit drug screening instruments is reviewed. RESULTS: All existing instruments lack one or more of the following characteristics that would enable them to be used routinely in psychiatric settings: brief and easy to administer, demonstrated validity for male and female psychiatricpatients, measuring illicit drug use problems without confounding with alcohol use problems, and assessing drug problems over an optimal timeframe for screening (e.g., past 12 months). CONCLUSION: Current instruments are not appropriate for routine drug screening of psychiatricpatients. A brief, easy to use drug screen should be developed and validated on male and female psychiatricpatients for routine screening of drug disorders and problems.
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