Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire

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Dimension: Characteristics of use

Area

Craving and abstinence

Specificity

Alcohol

Year

1995

Author

CLARK AND COLS.

Identification and Classification

Instrument: Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire
Acronym: NI
Area: Craving and abstinence
Dimension: Characteristics of use
Specificity: Alcohol
Objective: Self-administered scale that assesses in two factors various craving aspects of ethanol: negative reinforcement and desire and intention.
Factors it measures: Craving: negative reinforcement and desire and intention.
Year: 1995
Author: CLARK AND COLS.
Availability: NI
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2012.12.002

Description

Abstract: This is a short six-item version of the original questionnaire Desires for Alcohol Questionnarie of 36 items
Psychometric characteristics: It has adequate convergent and divergent validity and internal consistency and correlation with 36- and 14-item versions.
No. of items: 36
Way of administration: Self-administered
Way of qualification: Scale that gives a score. The higher the score the higher the level of Craving
Application context: Patients undergoing treatment for alcohol use problems
Population: Adult population with alcohol use disorders
References: Mo C B Psych, Psych M, Deane FP, B Sc, Sc M, et al. Factor analysis and validity of a short six-item version of the Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire. J Subst Abuse Treat 2013; In press, available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2012.12.002