Poster - #VH-81843 - Keywords: Assessment

The Star Matrix Assessment System

Steve Moore Pamella Moore
Addiction Research Foundation The Moore Institute

ABSTRACT:
The Star Matrix © is an assessment system based on the understanding that there is more than one path to substance use disorder and therefore more than one way to conceptualize the problem. There are multiple components which affect the most important question in all substance use disorders, the question is “why?” – why would a person continue to ingest mood-altering substances despite severe negative consequences or the threat of negative consequences? An assessment should answer that question considering all the possible factors which may be involved. There are five major domains research has identified as factors in the multifactorial etiology of substance use disorders that are commonly called alcoholism and addiction.