Agreement between self-report and archival public service utilization data among chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems

Authors: Clifaserfi, S.L.; Collins, S.E.; Tanzer, K.; Burlingham, B.; Hoang, S.E.

Journal Name: American Journal of Community Psychology

Publication Date: 2011

Public service utilization data are often used as key outcomes in studies on homelessness. Although self-report data on these outcomes are accessible and cost-effective, various factors may affect retrospective recall in homeless populations. It is therefore necessary to establish validity of self-report to ensure the integrity of studies involving such populations. Participants (N = 134) were chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems who participated in a housing...

Tags: chronic homelessness; alcohol; self report; jail

Cocaine dependence with and without PTSD among subjects in the National Institute on Drug Abuse Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study

Authors: Najavits,L.M.; Gastfriend, D.R.

Journal Name: American Journal of Psychiatry

Publication Date: 1998

This study examined the prevalence of lifetime traumatic events and current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among treatment-seeking cocaine-dependent outpatients and compared patients with and without PTSD on current substance use, psychopathology, and sociodemographic characteristics. The subjects were 122 adult cocaine-dependent outpatients participating in a treatment outcome study of psychosocial therapy. In addition to standard self-report and interview measures...

Tags: abuse; Axis II disorders; co-occurring; cocaine; comorbidity; DETOX Lit Review; disaster; drug use; epidemiology; health status; Personality Inventory; psychology; PTSD; regression analysis; resistance; screening; self report; sexual; stress; research; substance use; therapy; trauma; treatment