An evaluation of the Dartmouth Assessment of Lifestyle Inventory and the Leeds Dependence Questionnaire for use among detained psychiatric inpatients
An evaluation of the Dartmouth Assessment of Lifestyle Inventory and the Leeds Dependence Questionnaire for use among detained psychiatric inpatients
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10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00313.x
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2003-01-01
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6
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Ford, P
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Ford, P
Aim To examine the psychometric properties of the Dartmouth Assessment of Lifestyle Inventory (DALI) as a substance use disorder screening instrument, and the Leeds Dependency Questionnaire (LDQ) as a measure of severity of dependence among inpatients with severe mental disorders detained in hospital.Design Comparison of DALI scores, LDQ scores and a clinical assessment of substance use disorder. Statistical analysis calculated Cronbach's alpha, receiver operator characteristics, ANOVA and multivariate linear regression.Setting An English medium secure psychiatric hospital.Participants A random sample of 60 adult inpatients with one or more diagnoses of schizophrenia, personality disorder and mild to moderate learning difficulty.Measurements All participants completed the LDQ, DALI and a clinical assessment of substance use disorder using ICD-10 criteria.Findings The diagnostic accuracy of the DALI instrument was 74%, for alcohol disorders and 83% for drug disorders. The reliability of the LDQ and concurrent validity with the DALI were good (a=0.915, R-2=0.439, F (2,57)=22.3, P