The Scottish Government

« Previous | Contents | Next »

Listen

Integrated Care for Drug Users assessment: Digest of Tools Used in the Assessment Process and Core Data Sets

Section four: tools used for specialist assessment

SPECIALIST ASSESSMENT

Specialist (in-depth) assessment may be appropriate when a client has been referred to a specialist drug service, or has moved on from entry-level assessment. This assessment would cover in detail the nature and extent of drug use, physical and psychological health, personal and social skills, social and economic circumstances, previous treatment episodes and assets and attributes of the individual. Where particular problem areas are identified, a specific assessment may be required to elicit detailed information about the nature and extent of the problem, e.g. identifying the onset, duration, intensity and frequency of symptoms or consequences of problem. ( See Section Five).

Specialist assessment should ensure completion of a detailed assessment, covering all data items included under the 12 sub headings of the Assessed Need Core Data Set.

TOOLS PROFILED IN THIS SECTION:

• Drug Abuse Treatment for AIDS - Risk Reduction (D.A.T.A.R.)

• Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (S.S.A.G.A.)

• Opiate Treatment Index (O.T.I.)

• Substance Use Disorders Diagnostic Schedule-IV (S.U.D.D.S.-IV)

• Addiction Severity Index (A.S.I.)

• Composite International Diagnostic Interview (C.I.D.I.)

• European Addiction Severity Index (EUROPASI)

• European Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (EUROADAD)

• Individual Assessment Profile (I.A.P.)

« Previous | Contents | Next »