Assessment

Question 1

What makes up the general criteria for Substance Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, and Stimulant Use Disorder?

Answer 1

• a cluster of cognitive, behavioral,
  and physiological symptoms indicating that an individual continues using the
  substance despite significant substance-related problems …
• an underlying change in
  brain circuits that may persist beyond detoxification, especially in individuals with
  severe disorders.
• Repeated relapse
• Intense craving when exposed to drug-related stimuli

Question 2

What is screening?

Answer 2

screening procedures are meant to be overinclusive, to detect the possible presence of a problem and the need for further evaluation.

Question 3

What is evaluation?

Answer 3

Provides much information about what is actually happening in a particular person’s life and substance use, why problems are emerging, and what treatment options would be most appropriate to try

Question 4

What is diagnosis?

Answer 4

Involves determining whether a person currently meets predetermined
criteria for having a particular condition, which in turn may influence
eligibility for treatment.

Question 5

When would you use biomarkers in assessment?

Answer 5

When honesty is in question; especially if person is coming from highly stigmatized background or is in denial.

Question 6

Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)

Answer 6

questions tend to be more severely worded, and it might be better to pull some questions off when using it clinically according to Dr. Farmer. Some issues with validity

Question 7

Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)

Answer 7

If you want to give a quick assessment, Dr. Farmer recommends AUDIT. Psychometric properties are a little better. AUDIT has 4 dimensions of substance use. Also is time-focused.

AUDIT-C for women: does better on samples of women.

DUDIT for drug use