Drug Rehab Clinic

Self Assessment

The following self-assessments are designed to assist clients in recognising the signs and symptoms of addiction/dependency, eating disorders, and depression.

Eating Disorders

• Have you ever eaten large amounts of food in a relatively short period of time?
• Do you induce vomiting to try to get rid of food you have eaten, or to try to control your weight?
• Do you comfort eat?
• Have you ever severely restricted your food intake to a liquid diet or a fast?
• Have you used diet pills, laxatives or diuretics to control your weight?
• Have you used excessive exercise to control your weight?
• Are you always thinking about your body weight?
• Have you ever experienced physical complications resulting from your eating disorder?

Dependency/Addiction

• Do other people's comments about your drinking or drugging anger you?
• Are you preoccupied with thoughts of drinking or drugging?
• Do you drink or drug at socially unacceptable times or in socially unacceptable situations?
• Do you drink or drug to relieve tension, calm your nerves or make you feel “better”?
• Do you feel guilt about your drinking or drugging?
• Do you drink or drug alone or in secret?
• Have you tried to cut down on your drinking or drugging but failed?
• Do you avoid social situations where you cannot drink or drug?
• Have you risked losing your job or family because of your of alcohol or drug use?

Depression

• Do you feel downhearted or “blue” more often than not?
• Do you cry or feel like crying quite often?
• Do you battle to sleep at night or get tired for no apparent reason?
• Have you experienced a loss of appetite or unintentional weight loss?
• Have you experienced a decreased libido?
• Are you more irritable than usual?
• Have you found that you are not enjoying the things that you used to?