Subtle Screening Inventory Summary

Substance Abuse:
The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-Third Edition (SASSI-3)
The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory – Third Edition (SASSI-A2) is a self-report questionnaire designed to help identify individuals who have a high probability of having a substance use disorder (Miller, 1997). It includes five face valid scales: Face Valid Alcohol, Face Valid Other Drugs, Family-Friends Risk, Attitudes, and Symptoms. It also includes five subtle scales: Obvious Attributes, Subtle Attributes, Defensiveness, Supplemental Addiction Measure, and Correctional. According to Melanie’s profile, she attended appropriately to the items and did not appear to randomly respond to the SASSI-A2 protocol. However, she did endorse a supplemental
Melanie’s responses to this measure produced a valid protocol as the youth responded consistently to test items. Melanie’s response styles may have been distorted on the PAI which indicated that the youth portrayed herself as free of the common shortcomings to which most individuals will admit and therefore the report should be reviewed with caution.

According to her responses Melanie identified and presented no concerns on any clinical scales. Specifically, the youth denied major concerns in the area of: unusual thoughts or peculiar experiences, antisocial behavior, problems with empathy, undue suspiciousness or hostility, extreme moodiness and impulsivity, unhappiness and depression, unusually elevated mood or heightened activity, marked anxiety, problematic behaviors used to manage anxiety, or difficulties with health or physical functioning and she identified no significant problems with alcohol or drug abuse or drug
Validity scales suggested Melanie appropriately attended to the questions and answered in a forthright manner. Melanie responses suggested the overall stress she is experiencing at this time falls in the normal range. Thus, if parenting difficulties exist, they are likely to be isolated and manageable to this parent. Melanie’s profile suggested Sophia behaves toward her in a way which the parent feels is not reinforcing, the absence of smiles and other positive behaviors is likely to cause a distance between the parent-child relationship. According to the mother Sophia is independent and does not attempt to unreasonably gain adult attention or assistance. Melanie endorsed items suggestive of a parent who is comfortable with her knowledge of child management strategies and although she may periodic experience swings in her confidence level she believes she can remain in control of her child. According to Melanie, she has the presence of a reasonably large social-emotional support network of friends and relatives. The parent readily accepts the daily demands and restrictions that parenthood places upon her personal freedom and does not view these restrictions as stressors. According to Melanie responses, she operated within normal limits with regard to mood and she possess sufficient resiliency to bounce back from situational upsets. With regard