A BENZODIAZEPINE MOOD EFFECT SCALE: RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY DETERMINED FOR ALCOHOL-DEPENDENT SUBJECTS AND ADULTS WITH A PARENTAL HISTORY OF ALCOHOLISM

The Tufts Addiction Research Center Inventory-Morphine Benzedrine Group (ARCI-MBG) scale was designed to measure benzodiazepine-induced mood elevation. The reliability and validity of the Tufts ARCI-MBG scale were determined in 64 subjects with a history of alcoholism (HA), a positive history of par...

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Published in:The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse 2001-01, Vol.27 (2), p.339-347
Main Authors: Ciraulo, Domenic A., Knapp, Clifford M., LoCastro, Joseph, Greenblatt, David J., Shader, Richard I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affect - drug effects
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - diagnosis
Alcoholism - epidemiology
Alcoholism - psychology
ARCI-MBG scale
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child of Impaired Parents
Drug abuse
Drug use
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mood
Neuropharmacology
Parents - psychology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prescription drugs
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psycholeptics: tranquillizer, neuroleptic
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validity
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Summary:The Tufts Addiction Research Center Inventory-Morphine Benzedrine Group (ARCI-MBG) scale was designed to measure benzodiazepine-induced mood elevation. The reliability and validity of the Tufts ARCI-MBG scale were determined in 64 subjects with a history of alcoholism (HA), a positive history of parental alcoholism, defined as one or both parents meeting DSM-III-R criteria for alcohol dependence (PHP), and matched control subjects. Significant correlations were found for within-day Tufts ARCI-MBG scale scores for all groups and for between-day scores for PHP and matched control subjects. Interitem reliability was significant for pooled baseline scores. For HA subjects, correlations between mean Tufts ARCI-MBG scale and Drug Liking scores that were obtained after either alprazolam or diazepam administration were significant. These results suggest that the Tufts ARCI-MBG scale is a reliable test that is a valid measure of benzodiazepine-induced mood elevation.
ISSN:0095-2990
1097-9891
DOI:10.1081/ADA-100103713