title: Screening and assessment tools for measuring adolescent client needs and functioning in substance abuse treatment.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to establish the psychometric properties of a noncommercial, publicly available, modular screening and assessment system for adolescents in substance abuse treatment. Data were collected in 2011-2012 from 1,189 adolescents admitted to eight residential treatment programs in urban and rural locations in the United States. Results from three sets of analyses documented the instruments to be reliable. Females reported more problems than males, and younger adolescents reported more problems than older youth. Implications and limitations are discussed, and suggestions for future research are provided.
authors.affiliation: 1Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University , Fort Worth, Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Danica K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Becan
authors.forename: Brittany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Landrum
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Joe
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Flynn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D012114:Residential Treatment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult