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The Authors’ Own Words: A Clinical Instrument to Guide Brief Interventions for Adolescents with Substance Use Concerns

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The Authors’ Own Words:  

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work. 

A Clinical Instrument to Guide Brief Interventions for Adolescents with Substance Use Concerns

Mary M. Ramos, MD, MPH; Teddy Warner, PhD; Daisy V. Rosero; & Timothy P. Condon, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“The paper by Ramos, et al, introduces the CHISPA, a brief clinical guidance tool for adolescent substance use that was designed in conjunction with AAP guidelines for Adolescent SBIRT.  To our knowledge, the CHISPA is the first tool that was specifically designed to assist clinicians in gathering information and identifying problems to aid in brief intervention.  This appears to be an important innovation in screening and brief intervention tools. Although originally developed to be used in conjunction with positive CRAFFT screens, using the CHISPA in combination with one of the newer and more efficient screens, the S2BI or BSTAD, may be another potential approach. As well, the CHISPA may prove useful in supporting brief interventions as youth are followed over time.”

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The Authors’ Own Words: Use of non-face-to-face modalities for emergency department screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (ED-SBIRT) for high-risk alcohol use: a scoping review

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The Authors’ Own Words:  

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work. 

Use of non-face-to-face modalities for emergency department screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (ED-SBIRT) for high-risk alcohol use: a scoping review

Brian J. Biroscak, PhD, MS, MA; Michael V. Pantalon, PhD; James D. Dziura, PhD, MPH; Denise P. Hersey, MLS, MA; Federico E. Vaca, MD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“To our knowledge, this review represents the first catalogue of the scope of strategies and outcomes in ED-SBIRT studies that employed non-face-to-face modalities for high-risk alcohol use. This review reveals that there is an opportunity for substance use disorder researchers to explore ED-SBIRT for high-risk alcohol use among older patients as well as for the specific needs of female ED patients. Also, there is an opportunity for additional investigation into ED-SBIRT for high-risk alcohol use among non-English-speaking patients—a line of research particularly well-suited for non-face-to-face modalities such as tablet-based screening and brief intervention in a patient’s native language. The recommendations contained within this scoping review can be the start of an agenda for improving the conduct and reporting of ED-SBIRT research that employs non-face-to-face modalities.”