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Outcome Measurement

Added on 24/12/2009
Updated on 26/01/2010

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The Alcohol Treatment Outcome Measure (ATOM): a new clinical tool for standardising outcome measurement for alcohol treatment.

Simpson M; Lawrinson P; Copeland J; Gates P; Addictive Behaviors Journal, 2009 Jan; 34(1): 121-4

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The aim of the current study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Alcohol Treatment Outcome Measure (ATOM). The ATOM was designed to measure the key outcomes of alcohol treatment whilst remaining a brief and easy to use clinical tool.

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The Substances and Choices Scale (SACS) - the development and testing of a new alcohol and other drug screening and outcome measurement instrument for young people.

Christie G; et al; Addiction Journal, 2007 Sep; 102(9): 1390-8

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Aims to describe the development and evaluation of the Substances and Choices Scale CS), an adolescent alcohol and other drug (AOD) self-report instrument.

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Clinical and Methodological Utility of a Composite Outcome Measure for Alcohol Treatment Research

Zweben A, Cisler R. A.; Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 27(10):1680-1685, October 2003

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How to capture different response patterns resulting from alcohol treatment has been a troublesome issue for alcohol researchers. A composite measure is one approach to capturing multiple treatment outcomes among diverse client populations. This article provides the rationale, development, and work conducted thus far on the composite outcome index and discusses the clinical utility of the measure.

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Assessing Drinking Outcomes in Alcohol Treatment Efficacy Studies: Selecting a Yardstick of Success

Sobell LC. et al; Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 27(10):1661-1666, October 2003

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Discusses the rationale underlying selction of an optimum outcome measure et al.

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