Lit Review: What Psychometric Tools Can Be Used to Assess Drug Abuse?


 

Lit Review: What psychometric tools can be used to assess drug abuse? – Title: What Psychometric Assessment Tools can be used to Assess Aberrant Drug Use Behaviors Among Non-cancer Chronic Pain Patients? A review of literature. Please note that is an abridged presentation high-lighting only key points. For in-depth details, you can have a copy of my research article by emailing me at: [email protected] For more references, please check out comment section. Note that in the comment section, web links have not been included. References Akbik, H., Butler, SF, Budman, SH, Fernandez, K., Katz, NP, & Jamison, RN (2006). Validation and Clinical Application of the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP). Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 32(3), 287-293. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.03.010 Bhamb, B., Brown, D., Hariharan, J., Anderson, J., Balousek, S., & Fleming, MF (2006). Survey of select practice behaviors by primary care physicians on the use of opioids for chronic pain. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 22(9), 1859-1865. doi:10.1185/030079906X132398. Butler, S., Budman, S., Fernandez, K., & Jamison, R. (2004). Validation of a screener and opioid assessment measure for patients with chronic pain. Pain, 112(1/2), 65-75. doi:Article Butler, SF, Budman, SH, Fernandez, KC, Fanciullo, GJ, & Jamison, RN (2009). Cross-validation of a screener to predict opioid misuse in chronic pain patients (SOAPP-R). Journal of Addiction Medicine, 3(2), 66-73. Butler, SF, Budman, SH, Fernandez, KC, Houle, B., Benoit, C., Katz

 

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