Discriminative validity of a substance use symptom checklist for moderate-severe DSM-5 cannabis use disorder (CUD) in primary care settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasing in the US and primary care providers need tools to identify patients with moderate-severe CUD to facilitate treatment. A single-item screen for cannabis (SIS-C) has outstanding discriminative validity for CUD. However, because the prevalence of moderate-severe CUD is typically low, the probability that an average patient who screens positive for daily cannabis has moderate-severe cannabis use disorder is low, making follow-up assessment important.

Methods

This study reports the discriminative validity of a DSM-5 Substance Use Symptom Checklist ("Checklist") for moderate-severe CUD among 498 primary care patients who reported daily cannabis use on the SIS-C. We evaluated the performance of the Checklist (s

SUBMITTER: Hamilton LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11326943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature