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Self-Report Reliability of Skid-Row Alcoholics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Helen M. Annis
Helen M. Annis*
Affiliation:
Evaluation Studies Department, Addiction Research Foundation, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario MS5 2S1, Canada
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Summary

The stability of self-report of 72 skid-row alcoholics over a one to six month interval was explored. Relatively high response agreement on reinterview was indicated for demographic items, but less reliability was observed on items assessing social functioning and drinking patterns. Implications of the findings for the evaluation of treatment programs are discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 134 , Issue 5 , May 1979 , pp. 459 - 465
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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