Assessment of alcohol and tobacco use in psychotherapy: validation of the german self-report ASSIST alcohol and tobacco subscales in an outpatient setting
Our results support the validity of the German ASSIST<sub>A/T</sub> subscales. Comparison with established measures highlights clinical utility. ASSIST<sub>T</sub>'s lack of correlation with clinical judgement suggests smoking might be under-recognized without standardized screening. We propose empirically derived cutoff values to improve sensitivity for detecting clinically relevant substance use in outpatient psychotherapy settings.
Authors
- Tobias Stalder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7558-1274)
- Tim Klucken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2433-6652)
- Alla Machulska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5968-429X)
- Marie Neubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-2009)
- Esra Teresa Sünkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4044-0873)
Institutions
- University of Siegen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addictive Behaviors Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100634
- Primary Topic
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00