Based on the decision rule for substance abuse subtle screening inventory-4, a score of below 20 means that an individual may have been exposed to alcohol but has a low probability of having a substance use disorder. As such, a score of 13 is high but below 20.
The substance abuse subtle screening inventory-4 uses obvious, logically derived, subtle, or empirically derived questions (John et al., 2016). Importantly, it indicates that she is aware of some of the behavioral challenges exhibited by people who engage in alcohol use. A score of 13 for face valid alcohol means that Maria acknowledges significant past and current alcohol use. Maria's SASSI-4 assessment results are 13 for face-valid alcohol, 1 for face-valid other drugs, 8 for symptoms, 5 for obvious attributes, 2 for subtle attributes, 4 for defensiveness, 6 for supplemental addiction measures, 9 for family vs. Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-4 Comment by Tara Overzat: Pagination needed.
