Kate B. Carey|Christopher J. Correia
Severe mental illness and addictions
Syracuse University|Syracuse University
article provides selective overview empirical literature substance use assessment persons severe mental illness organize review around key questions related three assessment goals regard screening address screening tools appropriate use psychiatric settings methodological concerns arise regarding use contexts regard diagnosis discuss diagnosing comorbid disorders difficult clinicians enhance reliability validity diagnoses regard related goals treatment planning outcome evaluation consider appropriate outcome measures assessment information assist treatment planning finally outline three promising directions future research evaluating psychometric properties established substancerelated measures persons severe mental illness b identifying conditions selfreport information less accurate c improving population relevance substance assessment instruments