The starting point for any intervention is to see what the problem is…

❝ Know yourself to improve yourself. ❞ Auguste Comte

A minimalist illustration of three human heads with brains, depicting different forms of self-destructive behavior: misuse of drugs, alcohol, and smoking.

Comprehensive assessments

for addiction and mental health problems

There are four elements to addiction. A comprehensive assessment includes:

i) substance use

ii) dependence

iii) quality of life and

iv) psychological wellbeing

You can check out your alcohol units with this calculator created by Alcohol Change UK…

Substance use and addiction self-assessment here…

Many people who are concerned about their substance use are also worried about their mental health - check it out here…

RESULT uses the best available addiction assessment measures…

  • Substance Use ▷ Alcohol Use disorders Identification Test, AUDIT (3 questions)

  • Substance Use ▷ Drug Use disorders Identification Test, DUDIT (4 questions)

  • Dependence ▷ Leeds Dependence Questionnaire, LDQ (10 questions)

  • Quality of Life ▷ Addiction Recovery Questionnaire, ARQ (12 questions)

  • Wellbeing ▷ Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation, CORE10 (10questions)

  • Working Alliance ▷ Working Alliance Inventory, WAI (12 questions)

Check out why these scales were chosen and how good they are from the menu at the bottom of the page