41
Views
20
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Psychometric Evaluation of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST) in a Psychiatric Sample

&
Pages 657-668 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

References

  • Anthony E. J. Risk, vulnerability and resilience: An overview. The Invulnerable Child, E. J. Anthony, B. J. Cohler. Guilford Press, New York 1987; 3–48
  • Beardslee W. R., Son L., Vaillant G. E. Exposure to parental alcoholism during childhood and outcome in adulthood: A prospective longitudinal study. Br. J. Psychiatry 1986; 149: 584–591
  • Biek J. E. Screening lest for identifying adolescents adversely affected by a parental drinking problem. J. Adolesc. Health Care 1981; 2: 107–113
  • Black C., Bucky S. F., Wilder-Padilla S. The interpersonal and emotional consequences of being an adult child of an alcoholic. Int. J. Addict. 1986; 21: 213–231
  • Cermak T., Brown S. International group therapy with adult children of alcoholics. Int. J. Group Psychother. 1982; 32: 375–389
  • Chafetz M., Blane H., Hill M. Children of alcoholics: Observations in a child guidance clinic. Q. J. Stud. Alcohol 1971; 32: 687–698
  • Cotton N. S. The familial incidence of alcoholism: A review. J. Stud. Alcohol 1979; 40: 89–116
  • Dicicco L., Davis R., Orenstein A. Identifying the children of alcoholic parents from survey responses. J. Alcohol Drug Educ. 1984; 30: 1–17
  • El-Guebaly N., Offord D. R. The offspring of alcoholics: A critical review. Am. J. Psychiatry 1977; 134: 357–365
  • El-Guebaly N., Walker J. R., Ross C. A., Currie R. F. Adult children of problem drinkers in an urban community. Br. J. Psychiatry 1990; 156: 249–255
  • Frances R. J., Bucky S., Alexopoulos G. S. Outcome study of familial and non-familial alcoholism. Am. J. Psychiatry 1984; 141: 1469–1471
  • Gibbs L. E. Validity and reliability of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test: A review. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1983; 12: 279–285
  • Goodwin D. W. Studies of Familial Alcoholism: A Growth Industry in Longitudinal Research in Alcoholism, D. W. Goodwin, S. R. Mednick. Kluwer-Nijhoff, Boston 1984
  • Helzer J. E. Epidemiology of alcoholism. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 1987; 55: 284–292
  • Henrysson S. The relation between factor loadings and biserial correlation in item analysis. Psychometrika 1962; 27: 419–424
  • Jones J. W. The Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST). Family Recovery Press, Chicago 1981
  • Jones J. W. The Children of Alcoholics Screening Test: A validity study. Bull Soc. Psychol. Addict. Behav. 1983; 2: 155–163
  • Nunnally J. C. Psychometric Theory. McGraw-Hill, New York 1978
  • Penick E. C., Powell B. J., Bingham S. F., Liskow B. I., Miller N. S., Read M. A comparative study of familial alcoholism. J. Stud Alcohol 1987; 48: 136–146
  • Pilat J. M., Jones J. W. Identification of children of alcoholics: Two empirical studies. Alcohol Health Res. World 1985; 9: 27–36
  • Rydelius P. Children of alcoholic fathers: Their social adjustment and their health status over twenty years. Acta Paediatr. Scand., Suppl. 1981; 286: 1–89
  • Schulsinger F., Knop J., Goodwin D., Teadale T, Mikkelson V. A prospective study of young men at high risk for alcoholism. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 1986; 43: 755–760
  • Selzer M. L. The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test: The quest for a new diagnostic instrument. Am. J. Psychiatry 1971; 127: 1653–1658
  • Skinner H. A. A multivariate evaluation of the MAST. J. Stud. Alcohol 1979; 40: 831–844
  • Skinner H. A. The Drug Abuse Screening Test. Addict. Behav. 1982; 7: 363–371
  • Tarter R. E. Vulnerability and risk: Assessment and prediction of outcome. The Child at Psychiatric Risk, R. E. Tarter. Oxford University Press, New York 1983; 3–14
  • Wilson C., Orford J. Children of alcoholics: Report of a preliminary study and comments on the literature. J. Stud. Alcohol 1978; 39: 121–142

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.