The Client Assessment of Strengths , Interests and Goals ( CASIG ) had the strongest psychometric evidence .
The SAW and CASIG assessment s can be tentatively recommended within clinical practice , although the evidence for all strengths assessment s is currently limited .
These categories form the basis of an empirically based definition of strengths that could be used as a conceptual foundation for new clinical assessment
Strengths assessment s focus on the individual 's talents , abilities , re sources , and strengths .
No systematic review of strengths assessment s for use within mental health population s has been published .
The aims of this study were to describe and evaluate strengths assessment s  for use within mental health services .
The Effect of a Case Management Intervention on Drug Treatment Entry Among Treatment-Seeking Injection Drug Users With and Without Comorbid Antisocial Personality Disorder
We examined the effect of a case management intervention on drug treatment entry among injection drug users ( IDUs ) with and without comorbid antisocial personality disorder ( ASPD ) . Injection drug users attending the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program who sought and were granted referrals to opioid agonist treatment  were r and omized to receive a strengths-based case management intervention or passive referral . Of 162 IDUs , 22.8 % met the DSM-IV criteria for ASPD . Compared to those without ASPD , IDUs with comorbid ASPD who spent 25 or more minutes with their case manager prior to their treatment entry date were 3.51 times more likely to enter treatment than those receiving less than 5 min , adjusting for intervention status , race , and treatment site ( 95 % confidence interval 1.04–11.89 ) . Providing case management services to IDUs with comorbid ASPD may facilitate treatment entry and reduce the negative consequences of drug abuse
The Client Assessment of Strengths , Interests and Goals ( CASIG ) had the strongest psychometric evidence .
The SAW and CASIG assessment s can be tentatively recommended within clinical practice , although the evidence for all strengths assessment s is currently limited .
These categories form the basis of an empirically based definition of strengths that could be used as a conceptual foundation for new clinical assessment
Strengths assessment s focus on the individual 's talents , abilities , re sources , and strengths .
No systematic review of strengths assessment s for use within mental health population s has been published .
The aims of this study were to describe and evaluate strengths assessment s  for use within mental health services .