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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

What Was Available<br />

• A Literature Search Revealed Most Promising<br />

Scales Were Time Consuming and Required<br />

Clinical Skills and Training to Administer<br />

• No Instrument Available Designed to Tentatively<br />

Identify People With COD That is Quickly<br />

Administered and Requires Little or No Training<br />

to Utilize<br />

• OK-COD Screen Designed to Fill the Void<br />

OK-COD Screen<br />

• Collects Self-Report Information<br />

• Purpose is Not to Determine Mental Health or<br />

Substance Use Profile but to Identify Possibility<br />

of A Problem That Justifies a More<br />

Comprehensive Assessment<br />

• Goal Was to Develop an Instrument That Is<br />

Succinct But Does Not Identify an Unacceptably<br />

High Proportion of False Positives<br />

OK-COD Screen<br />

• Demonstrated Reliability and Validity<br />

• Easy to Interpret<br />

• Administered in a Few Minutes Whether in<br />

Person or Telephone<br />

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