Using the Severity of Dependence Scale to screen for DSM-5 khat use disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. e2653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson W. Duresso ◽  
Allison J. Matthews ◽  
Stuart G. Ferguson ◽  
Raimondo Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Khat Use ◽  
Dependence Scale ◽  
Severity Of Dependence Scale

scholarly journals The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) for Codeine: Preliminary Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the SDS in an Online Sample of Codeine Users From the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Deluca ◽  
Michelle Foley ◽  
Jacklyn Dunne ◽  
Andreas Kimergård
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
History Of ◽  
Dependence Scale ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Severity Of Dependence Scale

Objective: Investigate the psychometric properties of the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) for codeine and its association with aberrant codeine related behaviors.Design: A voluntary and uncompensated cross-sectional online survey.Setting: Online population (≥18 years).Respondents: Two hundred and eighty-six respondents (66% women) who had used codeine containing medicines in the last 3 months and were living in the UK.Results: Of the respondents (mean age = 35.4 years, SD = 12.5), more than half were employed. Only 3.5% respondents reported no income. The majority of respondents (45.1%) primarily obtained prescription-only codeine from a consultation with a health professional, whilst 40.9% mainly purchased “over-the-counter” codeine containing medicines in a pharmacy without a medical prescription. Principal component analysis indicated a single factor solution accounting for 75% of the variance. Factor loadings ranged from 0.83 to 0.89. Cronbach's Alpha was high (α = 0.92). Several behaviors relating to codeine use were found to significantly predict probable codeine dependence. These included: daily codeine use in the last 3 months (OR = 66.89, 95% CI = 15.8–283.18); tolerance to codeine (OR = 32.14, 95% CI = 13.82–74.75); problems with role responsibility due to intoxication (OR = 9.89, 95% CI = 4.95–19.78); having sought advice on the internet to manage codeine use (OR = 9.56, 95% CI = 4.5–20.31); history of alcohol or drug treatment (OR = 3.73, 95% CI = 1.88–7.43).Conclusions: The SDS was acceptable and feasible to use to assess probable psychological codeine dependence in an online sample of people using codeine containing medicines. SDS scores were associated with behaviors known to be indicators of codeine dependence. Studies are needed in well-defined populations of people who use codeine to test the different aspects of psychometry of the scale compared against “gold standard” criterion [a diagnosis according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)].

scholarly journals The Severity of Dependence Scale detects medication misuse and dependence among hospitalized older patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Socheat Cheng ◽  
Tahreem Ghazal Siddiqui ◽  
Michael Gossop ◽  
Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen ◽  
Christofer Lundqvist
Keyword(s):  
Older Patients ◽  
Medication Misuse ◽  
Dependence Scale ◽  
Severity Of Dependence Scale

Validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) Construct Applying the Item Response Theory to a Non-Clinical Sample of Heroin Users

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 919-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco González-Saiz ◽  
Óscar M. Lozano ◽  
Rosario Ballesta ◽  
Teresa Silva ◽  
Maria Teresa Brugal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
Dependence Scale ◽  
Severity Of Dependence Scale

scholarly journals Test-retest reliability of the Severity of Dependence Scale

Addiction ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gossop ◽  
David Best ◽  
John Marsden ◽  
John Strang
Keyword(s):  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Dependence Scale ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Severity Of Dependence Scale

Validity of self-reported assessment of Severity of Dependence Scale in Medication-Overuse Headache

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 837-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen ◽  
Jūratė Šaltytė Benth ◽  
Jørund Straand ◽  
Michael Bjørn Russell ◽  
Christofer Lundqvist
Keyword(s):  
Medication Overuse ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Medication Overuse Headache ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Withdrawal Therapy ◽  
Dependence Scale ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Population Controls ◽  
Severity Of Dependence Scale

Abstract The interview-based Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) predicts the outcome of withdrawal therapy in Medication-Overuse Headache (MOH). We aimed to compare the interview-based SDS with a self-administrated written version. Fifty-three MOH patients, 19 chronic headache patients without medication overuse and 25 population controls were recruited from a previous randomized controlled trial. The SDS was scored in a telephone interview by headache experts, further, the participants filled in the SDS as a part of a self-administered questionnaire. The SDS assesses scores dependence through five questions, each scored from 0 to 3. A score of ≥5 is associated with MOH. Mean SDS scores were 2.8 (SD 3.0) vs. 3.1 (SD 2.9), p = 0.12, for the interview vs. the self-reported questionnaire, with a correlation 0.78. There was a non-significant bias of 0.32 (95% limits of agreement of −3.6; 4.2) between the two methods in the Bland-Altman analysis. A self-reported SDS questionnaire can be used, and may yield valuable information as a screening tool prior to headache consultations or studies. The possibilities of designing web-based self-treatment tools based on SDS self-assessment and brief intervention may be a future approach for a large group of patients.

scholarly journals The Alcohol Dependence Scale and DSM‐5 alcohol use disorder: Severity ratings correspond insufficiently in older patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mejldal ◽  
Kjeld Andersen ◽  
Randi Bilberg ◽  
Barbara Braun ◽  
Michael Bogenschutz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Dependence Scale
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