Cuestionario de Tamizaje de los problemas de los adolescentes (POSIT)

POSIT

Screening

Case detection

Illegal Drugs

To be a first filter to detect adolescents with problems related to alcohol and other drugs

Substance use / abuse, mental health, family relationships, relationships with friends, educational level, employment interest and aggressive behavior / delinquency.

1997

National Institute on Drug Abuse (1991), adapted by Mariño, González-Forteza, Medina-Mora Andrade & a Mexican population

POSIT is not copyrighted and is free-of-charge. Persons wanting to use the POSIT can use it. The only request in that Elizabeth Rahdert, Editor, National Institute on Drug Abuse, are acknowledged in written materials. Available at: http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index4439EN.html

http://www.conadic.salud.gob.mx/pdfs/publicaciones/terap_Ap2.pdf

Screening questionnaire woth 81 items, includes seven areas of functioning: substance use / abuse, mental health, family relationships, relationships with friends, educational level, employment interest and aggressive behavior / delinquency. Items are presented with dichotomous response option (yes / no)

NI

81

The administration of this questionnaire can be done individually or in group. The first form of application is used when the user comes personally to request a service and the group administration is used in groups, predominantly at schools where it is desired to detect those adolescents with indicators of problems associated with alcohol or drugs.

Starting from an affirmative answer to one of the 19 items of the Use / abuse area , it is considered necessary that the adolescent receives assistance as this indicates the presence of problems associated with use.

Schools and clinical practice. It needs to be led by a trained applicator.

Adolescents

Mariño, González- Forteza, Andrade, & Medina-Mora. Cuestionario de Tamizaje de los Problemas en Adolescentes (POSIT). Consejo Nacional contra las Adicciones, 1997.