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Severity of Dependence Scale
Dimension: Risk factors start consumption
Area
Personal
Specificity
Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
Year
1995
Author
Gossop, Darke, Griffiths, Hando, Powis, Hall, & Strang
Identification and Classification
- Instrument
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Severity of Dependence Scale
- Acronym
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SDS
- Area
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Personal
- Dimension
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Risk factors start consumption
- Specificity
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Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
- Objective
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Assess the severity level of opioid dependence
- Factors it measures
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Psychological components of dependence
- Year
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1995
- Author
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Gossop, Darke, Griffiths, Hando, Powis, Hall, & Strang
- Author Contact Data
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Gossop, Michael
National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
E-mail: ku.ca.lck.poi@possog.m - Availability
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Free
- Link
Versions
Year
2000
Validation Country
Brazil
Author
Ferri, Marsden, de Araujo, Laranjeira, & Gossop
Author Contact Data
Ferri, Cleusa Pinheiro
National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry/Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
Psychiatry Department‐UNIFESP, S'ao Paulo, Brazil
References
Ferri, C. P., Marsden, J., de Araujo, M., Laranjeira, R. R., & Gossop, M. (2000). Validity and reliability of the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) in a Brazilian sample of drug users. Drug and Alcohol, 19, 451-455.
Year
2008
Validation Country
Spain
Author
González-Saiz, de las Cuevas, Barrio, & Domingo-Salvany
Author Contact Data
Domingo-Salvany, Antònia
Drug Abuse Epidemiology Research Group
Institut Municipal d’Investigació Mèdica (IMIM-Hospital del Mar)
Dr. Aiguader, 88, ES–08003 Barcelona
Teléfono: +34 933 160 757
E-mail: adomingo@imim.es
References
González-Saiz, F., de las Cuevas, C., Barrio, G., & Domingo-Salvany, A. (2008). Versión española consensuada de la Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS). Medicina Clínica, 131, 797-798.
Year
2013
Validation Country
Spain
Author
Vélez-Moreno, González-Saiz, López, Torrico, Fernández-Calderón, Rojas, & Lozano
Author Contact Data
Lozano, Óscar M
Universidad de Huelva. Dpto. Psicología Clínica, Experimental y Social. Campus de ‘El Carmen’. Avda. Fuerzas Armadas, s/n. 21071. Huelva
Teléfono: +34 959 21 92 00
E-mail: oscar.lozano@dpsi.uhu.es
References
Vélez-Moreno, A., González-Saiz, F., López, J., Torrico, E., Fernández-Calderón, F., Rojas, A., & Lozano, Ó. (2013). Adaptación al español de la Substance Dependence Severity Scale: Resultados preliminares. Adicciones, 25, 339-347.
Description
- Abstract
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SDS evaluates the level of dependence and severity associated with drug use, through different psychological components such as the control, anxiety symtoms and concern about use. To do this, a total of 5 items are used on a Likert scale with four response options.
- Psychometric characteristics
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The original manuscript points to the correlation between items with the measurement construct, as well as, to a remarkable criterion validity. Likewise, other validation studies show an adequate test-retest reliability (.72 interclass correlation), although a moderate level of internal consistency (.55).
- No. of items
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It consists of 5 items that are answered on a Likert scale with four response options ranging from 'never / almost never' (0) to 'always / almost always' (3); except the last item that extends from 'no difficulty' to 'impossible'
- Duration
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3 min
- Way of administration
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- Individual and collective
- Paper
- Way of qualification
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Higher scores after the total sum indicate a higher level of severity
- Application context
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Clinic
- Population
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Adolescents and adults
- References
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Gossop, M., Darke, S., Griffiths, P., Hando, J., Powis, B., Hall, W., & Strang, J. (1995). The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): Psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users. Addiction, 90, 607-614.