Citation

Nakovics H, Diehl A, Geiselhart H, Mann K. Psychiatr. Prax. 2009; 36(2): 72-78.

Vernacular Title

Entwicklung und Validierung eines Instrumentes zur substanzunabhangigen Erfassung

Affiliation

Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Klinik für Abhängiges Verhalten und Suchtmedizin.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2008-1067546

PMID

18924060

Abstract

OBJECTIVE Based on the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) we developed and validated the Mannheimer Craving Scale (MaCS) for quantitative measurements of craving across different substances and suitable for multiple substance abuse. METHODS The MaCS questionnaire measures obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the context of substance abuse and dependence similar to the OCDS. The MaCS consists of 12 items and 4 additional items. Validation of the instrument was performed by means of 3 assessments of each subject within a project for the evaluation of a detox treatment on n = 292 alcohol and drug-dependent patients with multiple substance abuse. RESULTS: The MaCS showed a very high measurement reliability (0.87

Language: de