Psychosocial Resilience and Risk in the Perinatal Period by Gill Thomson Virginia Schmied

Author:Gill Thomson, Virginia Schmied [Gill Thomson, Virginia Schmied]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781138101586
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-06-13T00:00:00+00:00

3 How much did you worry about your use of the drug?

Not at all (0)

A little (1)

Often (2)

Always or nearly always (3)

4 Did you wish you could stop?

Never or almost never (0)

Sometimes (1)

Often (2)

Always (3)

5 How difficult would you find it to stop or go without ………….(drug)?

Not difficult at all (0)

Quite difficult (1)

Very difficult (2)

Impossible (3)

SCORE____

Readiness and confidence to change scales

In addition to the substance specific screening tools it is important to assess the readiness of the woman to change her substance use. This is very important as if she is not ready, little will be achieved through treatment. A number of readiness to change questions are available. Examples are included in Box 8.5 below (Alcohol and Drugs Training Research Unit, 1992).

Box 8.5 Readiness and Confidence to Change Questions

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