Adolescent Drinking Index (ADI)

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Adolescent Drinking Index (ADI)

Quick Overview

The ADI quickly assesses alcohol abuse in adolescents with psychological, emotional or behavioural problems; it identifies referred adolescents who need further alcohol abuse evaluation or treatment; and defines the type of drinking problem the adolescent is experiencing. The ADI can also help in developing treatment plans and recommendations.

Product Description

This 24-item rating scale measures the severity of drinking problems, differentiating between alcohol use considered to be normal in adolescent development and alcohol use that is not considered to be normal. ADI items focus on the problems that arise from alcohol use, not on the amount or the frequency of consumption. ADI items were selected to represent the four domains of problem drinking indicators: loss of control of drinking, social indicators, psychological indicators and physical indicators.

The ADI can be administered to individuals or groups by counsellors, teachers, or others who work with adolescents. Adolescents with 10-11 year old reading skills can complete the ADI, and scoring is quick and easy.

Authors: Adele V. Harrell, PhD, Philip W. Wirtz, PhD
Duration: 5 minutes.
Languages: English.
Norms: Normed on three groups aged 12 to 17 years: adolescents in school, adolescents under evaluation for psychological problems and adolescents in substance rehabilitation programmes.
Suitable For: 12 to 17 years.
Used For: Measuring the severity of drinking problems in adolescents with psychological, emotional or behavioural problems.
Qualification Levels: Level 2

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Reliability

Measuring the severity of drinking problems in adolescents with psychological, emotional or behavioural problems.

12 to 17 years.

Validity

Internal consistency coefficients across adolescent samples are uniformly high, exceeding .90.

The cut-off score has an 82% accuracy rate, and the ADI correlates .60 to .63 with the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST).

Availability: In stock

Code	Product Name	Price	Pack	Qty
Available Products
5580501	ADI Introductory Kit (includes ADI Manual and 25 Test Booklets)	£90.00	1	- +
5580502	ADI Manual	£40.00	1	- +
5580503	ADI Test Booklets	£59.00	25	- +