title: The Drug Use Screening Inventory for adults: psychometric structure and discriminative sensitivity.
abstract: The psychometric structure and characteristics of the adult version of the Drug Use Screening Inventory were examined in alcohol and drug abusers (n = 119) and normal controls (n = 119). It was found that each of the 10 DUSI domains is unidimensional. Inter-item, split half and internal reliability ranged from good to excellent. A score of 4 or higher on the Substance Use Domain correctly classified 80% of the substance abusers whereas a score of 3 or less accurately detected 100% of the normal control subjects. These results demonstrate that the DUSI is a practical and psychometrically sound screening instrument.
authors.affiliation: Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tarter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kirisci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*