- Title
- An improved brief measure of cannabis misuse: the Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test-Revised (CUDIT-R)
- Creator
- Adamson, Simon J.; Kay-Lambkin, Frances J.; Baker, Amanda L.; Lewin, Terry J.; Thornton, Louise; Kelly, Brian J.; Sellman, J. Douglas
- Relation
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence Vol. 110, Issue 1-2, p. 137-143
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.02.017
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Cannabis is widely used and significant problems are associated with heavier consumption. When a cannabis misuse screening tool, the CUDIT, was originally published it was noted that although it performed well there was concern about individual items. 144 patients enrolled in a clinical trial for concurrent depression and substance misuse were administered an expanded CUDIT, containing the original 10 items and 11 candidate replacement items. All patients were assessed for a current cannabis use disorder with the SCID. A revised CUDIT-R was developed containing 8 items, two each from the domains of consumption, cannabis problems (abuse), dependence, and psychological features. Although the psychometric adequacy of the original CUDIT was confirmed, the CUDIT-R was shorter and had equivalent or superior psychometric properties. High sensitivity (91%) and specificity (90%) were achieved. The 8-item CUDIT-R has improved performance over the original scale and appears well suited to the task of screening for problematic cannabis use. It may also have potential as a brief routine outcome measure.
- Subject
- cannabis; marijuana; screening; cannabis dependence; motivation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/921638
- Identifier
- uon:9352
- Identifier
- ISSN:0376-8716
- Language
- eng
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