Development and Validation of an Overall Instrument to Measure Craving Across Multiple Substances: The Mannheimer Craving Scale (MaCS)

作者：Nakovics Helmut^*; Diehl Alexander; Geiselhart Harry; Mann Karl

来源：Psychiatrische Praxis, 2009, 36(2): 72-78.

DOI：10.1055/s-2008-1067546

• craving
• OCDS
• questionnaire
• substance abuse
• test validation

Objective Based on the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) we developed and validated the Mannheimer Craving Scale (MaCS) for quantitative measurements of craving across different substances and suitable for multiple Substance abuse.
Methods The MaCS questionnaire measures obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the context Of Substance abuse and dependence similar to the OCDS. The MaCS consists of 12 items and 4 additional items. Validation of the instrument was performed by means of 3 assessments of each subject within a project for the evaluation of a detox treatment on n = 292 alcohol and drug-dependent patients with multiple substance abuse.
Results: The MaCS showed a very high measurement reliability (0.87Conclusions: The MaCS for overall measurements of craving across multiple substances showed very good reliability and validity. In combination with a simple and universal feasibility of the MaCS these results indicate the applicability in everyday clinical settings as well as scientific settings.

• 出版日期2009-3