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The Validity of the Short Alcohol Dependence Data (SADD) Questionnaire: a short self‐report questionnaire for the assessment of alcohol dependence
Author(s) -
DAVIDSON ROBIN,
RAISTRICK DUNCAN
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1986.tb00319.x
Subject(s) - construct validity , alcohol dependence , psychology , alcohol , validation test , test validity , construct (python library) , psychometrics , concurrent validity , clinical psychology , chemistry , internal consistency , computer science , biochemistry , programming language
Summary The evidence for the unitary nature of alcohol dependence is discussed and the usefulness of existing instruments to measure dependence is reviewed. Three separate studies are presented that support the validity of SADD. Several measures of construct and concurrent validity are investigated including comparison with the SADQ and EADS. Attention is drawn to the discriminating characteristics of SADD in the mild/moderate dependence range.