The Utility of the Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS) Screener for Mental Health Evaluations in the Emergency Setting
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 99 |
| Updated: | 1/12/2019 |
| Start Date: | December 30, 2017 |
| End Date: | May 2019 |
| Contact: | Michael Wilson, MD |
| Email: | mpwilson@uams.edu |
| Phone: | 501-686-5515 |
• The CARS is based on the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), a validated
instrument for assessing mental health diagnoses (2). According to the CARS manual, "The
Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS) is the result of a collaboration between
the Division on Addiction and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a
nonprofit organization with a focus on preventing driving under the influence (DUI). CARS
adapts questions from the internationally-recognized Composite International Diagnostic
Interview (CIDI), a tool designed for lay interviewers who may not have expertise or training
in mental health assessment." CARS was piloted at 6 different sites in 2016, all in DUI
populations. As CARS has not been specifically validated on non-DUI populations,
investigators will collect alcohol history (see below). The CARS self-assessment version
(CARS-SA) will be utilized in this study.
instrument for assessing mental health diagnoses (2). According to the CARS manual, "The
Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS) is the result of a collaboration between
the Division on Addiction and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a
nonprofit organization with a focus on preventing driving under the influence (DUI). CARS
adapts questions from the internationally-recognized Composite International Diagnostic
Interview (CIDI), a tool designed for lay interviewers who may not have expertise or training
in mental health assessment." CARS was piloted at 6 different sites in 2016, all in DUI
populations. As CARS has not been specifically validated on non-DUI populations,
investigators will collect alcohol history (see below). The CARS self-assessment version
(CARS-SA) will be utilized in this study.
Inclusion Criteria:
- >18 years of age
- Not incarcerated
- English-speaking and English-writing (as translators will not be available for this
study)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable or unwilling to complete CARS screener
- Unable or unwilling to provide any history of alcohol abuse
- Currently presenting with a chief complaint of a psychiatric symptom
- Currently presenting with a substance use complaint
- History of a known psychiatric condition
- Patients taking psychiatric medication
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529 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501) 686-7000
Phone: 501-686-5515
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