- Title
- Choosing a cut-off on the severity of dependence scale for ecstasy use
- Creator
- Bruno, Raimondo; Gomez, Rapson; Matthews, Allison
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/103364
- Identifier
- vital:10890
- Identifier
- http://benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOADDJ/TOADDJ-4-13.pdf
- Identifier
- ISSN:1874-9410
- Identifier
- http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874941001104010013
- Abstract
- Despite controversy about the potential for the development of dependence in relation to ecstasy [1], some people do experience problems with ecstasy use, and full case reports of dependence have been identified [2]. The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) is a brief, five-item screening instrument that has demonstrated validity in identifying cases of DSM cannabis, amphetamine, cocaine and benzodiazepine dependence. This study aimed to determine a cut-off score on the SDS that could provide a useful indication of individuals that are potentially ecstasy dependent according to DSM criteria.
- Relation
- Open Addiction Journal Vol. 4, no. 13-14 (2011)
- Rights
- © Bruno et al.; Licensee Bentham Open. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Ecstasy; Dependence 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; Screening.
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