Addiction Severity Index

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Dimension: Characteristics of use

Area

Level of dependency

Specificity

General

Year

1980

Author

McLellan, THOMAS; Luborsky, LESTER; Woody, George E .; O'BRIEN, CHARLES

Identification and Classification

Instrument: Addiction Severity Index
Acronym: NA
Area: Level of dependency
Dimension: Characteristics of use
Specificity: General
Objective: To evaluate the severity of the problems addition
Factors it measures: Medical, employment, drug and alcohol use, legal, family and psychiatric
Year: 1980
Author: McLellan, THOMAS; Luborsky, LESTER; Woody, George E .; O'BRIEN, CHARLES
Availability: It can be downloaded from the website: https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/assessingalcohol/InstrumentPDFs/04_ASI.pdf
Link: http://uec-inprf.gob.mx

Description

Abstract: It is a semi-structured interview, assessed by a trained clinician. It covers the following areas: medical, employment, drug and alcohol use, legal, family and psychiatric. It obtains life-long information and from the last 30 days.
Psychometric characteristics: Cronbach's alpha ranges from 0.64 to 0.95. Correlations between the ASI-6 and the concurrent instrument (ASSIST) range from 0.72 to 0.89. Correlations with the WHOQOL were significant.
No. of items: 0
Way of administration: Hetero-administered
Way of qualification: An algorithm system is used to compute the composites
Application context: Residential and ambulatory settings
Population: Adults
References: McLellan AT, Luborsky L, Woody GE, et al. An improved diagnostic instrument for substance abuse Patients: the Addiction Severity Index. J Nerv Ment Dis 1980; 168: 26-33.