severity of dependence scale (SDS)
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Introduction
SDS contains five items, all of which are explicitly concerned with psychological components of dependence.
These items are specifically concerned with impaired control over drug taking & with preoccupation & anxieties about drug use.
Answers to following 5 questions scored 0-3.
A score of 3 is most affirmative; 0 is negative.
Over the last 3 months:
- Did you ever think your use of [drug] was out of control?
- Did the prospect of missing a [drug dose] make you very anxious or worried?
- Did you worry about your use of [drug]?
- Did you wish you could stop [drug]?
- How difficult would you find it to stop or go without [drug]?
Different cut-off scores:
- one for adults; SDS score of 3
- other for adolescents; SDS score of 4
More general terms
References
- ↑ Gossop M et al The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS): psychometric properties of the SDS in English and Australian samples of heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users. Addiction 1995 90(5):607-14. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7795497
- ↑ Gossop M et al Test-retest reliability of the Severity of Dependence Scale. Addiction 1997 92(3):353. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9219397
- ↑ de las Cuevas C et al The Severity of Dependence Scale had high sensitivity and specificity for detecting benzodiazepine dependence SDS validation study. Addiction 2000 Feb;95:245-50 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10723853 <Internet> http://ebmh.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/3/4/119
- ↑ National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre http://ncpic.org.au/assets/downloads/workforce/cannabisinfo/assessment-tools/severity-of-dependence-scale.pdf