A.R.M.I. Assessment Manual

For decades, the assessment of substance use disorders has been dominated by reductive indicators, often equating clinical progress with the mere absence of substance use. This volume challenges that assumption.

The A.R.M.I. Assessment Manual introduces a structured and multidimensional framework that reconceptualises addiction as a complex, dynamic, and clinically heterogeneous condition. Through an integrated system of validated instruments, it captures the interplay between psychopathology, behaviour, subjective experience, and social functioning.

By combining self-report and clinician-rated measures within a longitudinal perspective, the ARMI approach enables a more precise and clinically meaningful understanding of change, beyond simplistic binary outcomes.

Designed for clinicians, researchers, and professionals in addiction medicine and psychiatry, this manual provides both practical tools and a rigorous methodological model aligned with the principles of personalised care.

More than a set of instruments, it offers a new way of thinking about assessment — and, ultimately, about recovery.