A measure of readiness for substance abuse treatment. Psychometric properties of the RAATE-R interview.
The Recovery Attitude and Treatment Evaluator-Research (RAATE-R) scale is a structured interview that assesses readiness for substance abuse treatment in five subscales: resistance to treatment, resistance to continuing care, bio-medical acuity, psychological acuity, and environmental/ social problems. Psychometric properties, based on an interrater reliability analysis of 23 raters and administration of the scale to 116 cocaine-dependent outpatients, included high interrater reliability, high internal consistency, independence of subscales, and a factor structure that partially supports the scale's original design. The authors discuss limitations of these conclusions and the lack of concurrent validity with a self-report measure of therapy readiness.
Najavits
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LM
Harvard Medical School, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178, USA. Lnajavits@aol.com
Gastfriend
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Nakayama
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Barber
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Blaine
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Frank
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Muenz
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Thase
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D015588:Observer Variation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*