Development of Addiction Treatment Assessment Instruments

Principal Investigator: William R. Miller, Ph.D.
Co Investigator: Theresa B. Moyers, Ph.D.
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

We have had a special interest in developing and validating assessment methods and instrumentation for treatment outcome research, to improve upon prior instruments and introduce new measures for constructs that had not been adequately measured. References are listed below by instruments land applications, in alphabetical order.

References:
Alcohol/Drug Use

Cervantes, E. A., Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (1994). Comparison of timeline follow-back and averaging methods for quantifying alcohol consumption in treatment research. Assessment, 1, 23- 30.
Grant, K. A., Tonigan, J. S., & Miller, W. R. (1995). Comparison of three alcohol consumption measures: A concurrent validity study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 56, 168-172.
Grant, K. A., Arciniega, L. M., Tonigan, J. S., Miller, W. R., & Meyers, R. J. (1997). Are reconstructed self-reports of drinking reliable? Addiction, 92, 601-606.
Miller, W. R. (1996). Manual for Form 90: A structured assessment interview for drinking and related behaviors. (Volume 5, Project MATCH Monograph Series). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Miller, W. R. (1988). The Comprehensive Drinker Profile. In M. Hersen & A. S. Bellack (Eds.), Dictionary of behavioral assessment techniques. New York: Pergamon Press.
Miller, W. R., & Cervantes, E. A. (1997). Gender and patterns of alcohol problems: Pretreatment responses of women and men to the Comprehensive Drinker Profile. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 53, 263-277.
Miller, W. R., & Del Boca, F. K. (1994). Measurement of drinking behavior using the Form-90 family of instruments. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement No. 12, 112-118.
Miller, W. R., Heather, N., & Hall, W. (1991). Calculating standard drink units: International comparisons. British Journal of Addiction, 86, 43-47.
Miller, W. R., & Marlatt, G. A. (1984). Manual for the Comprehensive Drinker Profile. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Miller, W. R., & Marlatt, G. A. (1987). Manual supplement for the Brief Drinker Profile, Follow-up Drinker Profile, and Collateral Interview Form. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Miller, W. R., & Marlatt, G. A. (1987). The Brief Drinker Profile. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Miller, W. R., & Marlatt, G. A. (1987). The Collateral Interview Form. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Tonigan, J. S., Miller, W. R., & Brown, J. M. (1997). The reliability of Form 90: An instrument for assessing alcohol treatment outcome. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 58. 358-364.
Westerberg, V. S., Tonigan, J. S., & Miller, W. R. (1998). Reliability of Form 90D: An instrument for quantifying drug use. Substance Abuse, 19, 179-189.

Alcohol Problems (Consequences)

Luckie, L. F., White, R. E., Miller, W. R., Icenogle, M. V., & Lasoski, M. C. (1995). Prevalence estimates of alcohol problems in a V.A. outpatient population: AUDIT vs. MAST. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51, 422-425.
Marlatt, G. A., & Miller, W. R. (1984). The Comprehensive Drinker Profile. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Miller, W. R., Tonigan, J. S., & Longabaugh, R. (1995). The Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC): An instrument for assessing adverse consequences of alcohol abuse. Test manual. (Volume 4, Project MATCH Monograph Series). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Rychtarik, R. G., Koutsky, J. R., & Miller, W. R. (1998). Profiles of the Alcohol Use Inventory: A large sample cluster analysis conducted with split-sample replication rules. Psychological Assessment, 10, 107-119.
Rychtarik, R. G., Koutsky, J. R., & Miller, W. R. (1999). Profiles of the Alcohol Use Inventory: A correction to Rychtarik, Koutsky and Miller (1998). Psychological Assessment, 11, 396-402.

Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement

Tonigan, J. S., Connors, G. J., & Miller, W. R. (1996). The Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement (AAI) scale: Reliability and norms. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 10, 75-80.

BAC Estimation

Markham, M. R., Miller, W. R., & Arciniega, L. (1993). BACCuS 2.01: Computer software for quantifying alcohol consumption. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 25, 420-421.
Matthews, D. B., & Miller, W. R. (1979). Estimating blood alcohol concentration: Two computer programs and their applications in therapy and research. Addictive Behaviors, 4, 55-60.
DWI Recidivism Prediction
C'de Baca, J., Miller, W. R., & Lapham, S. (2001). A multiple risk factor approach to predicting DWI recidivism. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 21, 207-215.

Drug Problems

Tonigan, J. S., & Miller, W. R. (2002). The Inventory of Drug Use Consequences (InDUC): Test-retest stability and sensitivity to detect change. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16, 165-168.

Empathy

Miller, W. R., Hedrick, K. E., & Orlofsky, D. (1991). The Helpful Responses Questionnaire: A procedure for measuring therapeutic empathy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47, 444-448.

Estimating Research Costs

Miller, W. R., & Westerberg, V. S. (1998). A case-based approach for estimating costs in psychosocial research. Psychological Science, 9, 419-422.

Follow-up Assessment

Miller, W. R. (1988). Follow-up: Purposes, practicalities, and pitfalls. Drugs & Society, 2, 93-107.
Miller, W. R. (1989). Follow-up assessment. In R. K. Hester & W. R. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of alcoholism treatment approaches: Effective alternatives (pp. 81-89). Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press.
Miller, W. R., & Marlatt, G. A. (1987). The Follow-up Drinker Profile. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.

Humor (Spoofs)

Miller, W. R. (1987). Adult cousins of alcoholics. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 1, 74-76.
Miller, W. R., & Marlatt, G. A. (1977). The Banff Skiism Screening Test: An instrument for assessing degree of addiction. Addictive Behaviors, 2, 81-82.

Motivation for Change

Miller, W. R. (1985). Motivation for treatment: A review with special emphasis on alcoholism. Psychological Bulletin, 98, 84-107.
Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (1996). Assessing drinkers? motivation for change: The Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 10, 81-89.

Neuropsychological Assessment of Alcohol Impairment

Miller, W. R., & Saucedo, C. F. (1983). Assessment of neuropsychological impairment and brain damage in problem drinkers. In C. J. Golden, J. A. Moses, Jr., J. A. Coffman, W. R. Miller, & F. D. Strider (Eds.), Clinical neuropsychology: Interface with neurologic and psychiatric disorders (pp. 141-195). New York: Grune & Stratton.

Psychological Dependence

Miller, W. R., & Pechacek, T. F. (1987). New roads: Assessing and treating psychological dependence. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 4, 73-77.

Relapse

Miller, W. R., & Marlatt, G. A. (1996). Relapse Interview. Addiction, 91 (Supplement), S231-S240.
Miller, W. R., & Harris, R. J. (2000). A simple scale of Gorski?s warning signs for relapse. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61, 759-765.

Religious Background and Behavior

Connors, G. J., Tonigan, J. S., & Miller, W. R. (1996). A measure of religious background and behavior for use in behavior change research. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 10, 90-96.

Self-Regulation

Brown, J. M., Miller, W. R., & Lawendowski, L. A. (1999). The Self-Regulation Questionnaire. In L. Vandecreek & T. L. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in clinical practice: A source book, 17, 281-293. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resources Press.

Therapist Beliefs

Miller, W. R. (1983). The Psychological Viewpoint Questionnaire. In J. S. Nevid & S. A. Rathus, Instructor's manual to accompany Rathus and Nevid, Adjustment and growth: The challenges of life (2nd ed.) (pp. 302-305). New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.
Moyers, T. B., & Miller, W. R. (1993). Therapists' conceptualizations of alcoholism: Measurement and implications for treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 7, 238-245.