Psychometric properties of the sixth version of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI-6) in Brazil Propriedades psicométricas da sexta versão da Escala de Gravidade de Dependência (ASI-6) no Brasil

BACKGROUND: There are few research tools in Brazil to assess more broadly the alcohol and other drug related problems. OBJECTIVE: To test the psychometric properties of ASI in its sixth version (ASI-6). METHODS: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in four Brazilian state capitals. Four...

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Main Authors: Felix Kessler, John Cacciola, Arthur Alterman, Sibele Faller, Maria Lucia Souza-Formigoni, Marcelo Santos Cruz, Sílvia Brasiliano, Flavio Pechansky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2012-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462012000100006