Validity of the Vulnerability Model of Pathological GamblingAims: The vulnerability model postulates a triadic explanatory basis for the genesis of pathological gambling. Methods: To validate this model, N = 145 participants (n = 51 pathological gamblers,...
Background: The 2009 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) investigates intake and abuse of psychoactive substances in the German general population. Aims: To describe sampling, instruments, data collection, response rate, weighting procedure, ...
Design and methodology of the 2003 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse<B>Aim:</B> Since 1980, the Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse has investigated use and abuse of psychotropic drugs in the German population. This paper describes the ...
Study design and methodology of the 2006 Epidemiological Survey on Substance Abuse<span class="fett">Background:</span> The 2006 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) assesses the use and misuse of psychoactive substances in the German general ...
The german version of Measurements in the Addictions for Triage and Evaluation (MATE): Reliability, validity, and feasibilityAims: The MATE (Measurements in the Addictions for Triage and Evaluation) has been developed to assess relevant information for ...
Validity of self-reported
drug use in
heroin-assisted
treatment
in SwitzerlandObjective: This study examined the
validity of self-reports on drug-abuse
in heroin-assisted treatment.
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Methods: To determine validity, 167
patients were asked ...