INTAKE and ASSESSMENT TOOLS
INTAKE and ASSESSMENT TOOLS
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL HISTORY
EMOTIONAL/PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY
Prior outpatient psychotherapy? Prior inpatient psychotherapy?
No Yes If yes, on occasions. No Yes If yes, on occasions.
FAMILY HISTORY
Present during childhood: Parent’s current marital status:
Present Present Not married to each other
entire part of present separated for years
childhood childhood at all divorced for years
Mother mother remarried times
Father father remarried times
Stepmother mother involved with someone
Stepfather father involved with someone
Brother(s) mother deceased for years
Sister(s) father deceased for years
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Marital Status: Intimate Relationship: List all persons living in client’s household:
[ ] single, never married [ ] never been in a serious relationship Name Age Relationship to client
[ ] engaged months [ ] not currently in relationship
[ ] married for years [ ] currently in serious relationship
[ ] divorced for years
[ ] separated for years
[ ] divorce in process Relationship satisfaction:
[ ] widowed for years [ ] very satisfied with relationship
[ ] live-in for years [ ] satisfied with relationship List children not living in the same household as client:
[ ] prior marriages (self) [ ] somewhat satisfied
[ ] prior marriages (partner) [ ] dissatisfied with relationship
MEDICAL HISTORY
(check all that apply for client)
Describe current physical health: [ ] Good [ ] Fair [ ] Poor Is there a history of any of the following in the family?
List name of primary care physician: [ ] tuberculosis [ ] heart disease
Name Phone [ ] birth defects [ ] high blood
pressure List name of psychiatrist (if any): [ ] emotional
problems [ ] alcoholism
Name Phone [ ] behavior problems [ ] diabetes
[ ] thyroid problems [ ] drug abuse
[ ] cancer [ ] Alzheimer’s
disease/Dementia List any know allergies: [ ] mental retardation [ ] stroke
[ ] other chronic or serious health problems
4
Patient name Date
CULTURAL/SPIRITUAL/RECREATIONAL HISTORY
Cultural identity (e.g., ethnicity, religion):
Currently active in community/recreational activities? Yes [ ] No [
] Formally active in community/recreational activities? Yes [ ] No [
] Currently participate in hobbies? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Currently participate in spiritual activities? Yes [ ] No [ ]
past 12 months.
over the counter drugs in excess of the directions and (2) any non-
© Copyright 1982 by Harvey A. Skinner, PhD and the Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health, Toronto, Canada. You may reproduce this instrument for non-
commercial use (clinical, research, training purposes) as long as you credit the
author Harvey A. Skinner, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of
Toronto.
These questions refer to the past 12 months. Shade Your
Respon
1. Have you used drugs other than those required for medical se
Yes No
reasons?
4. Can you get through the week without using drugs? Yes No
5. Are you always able to stop using drugs when you want to? Yes No
11. Have you neglected your family because of your use of Yes No
drugs?
Yes No
12. Have you been in trouble at work {or school} because of
drug abuse? Yes No
13. Have you lost your job / missed assignments because of Yes No
drug abuse?
Yes No
14.Have you gotten into fights when under the influence of
drugs?
Yes No
15. Have you engaged in illegal activities in order to obtain
drugs? Yes No
19. Have you gone to anyone for help for drug problem?
© Copyright 1982 by Harvey A. Skinner, PhD and the Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health, Toronto, Canada. You may reproduce this instrument for non-
commercial use {clinical, research, training purposes) as long as you credit the
author Harvey A. Skinner, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of
Toronto.
DAST-20:
Number Yes No Client Score
1 1 0
2 1 0
3 1 0
4 0 1
5 0 1
6 1 0
7 1 0
8 1 0
9 1 0
10 1 0
11 1 0
12 1 0
13 1 0
14 1 0
15 1 0
16 1 0
17 1 0
18 1 0
19 1 0
20 1 0
TOTAL
Patient Name: Date:
1. Do you feel you are a normal drinker? (By normal we mean you
drink less than or as much as most other people.) Yes No
2. Have you ever awakened the morning after some drinking the
night before and found that you could not remember a part of Yes No
the evening?
3. Does your wife, husband, a parent , or other near relative ever
worry or complain about your drinking? Yes No
4. Can you stop drinking without a struggle after one or two drinks? Yes No
2-MODERATELY
people sometimes have. Put a check ( ) in the space to the
1-SOMEWHAT
0-NOT AT ALL
right that bests describes how much that symptom or
problem has bothered you during this past week.
3-A LOT
SYMPTOM LIST
DATE:
1 = Somewhat
4 = Extremely
0 = Not At All
Instructions: Put a check ☑ to indicate how much you
Moderately
3 = A Lot
have experienced each symptom during the past week,
including today. Please answer all 25 items.
2=
Thoughts and Feelings
1 Feeling sad or down in the dumps
2 Feeling unhappy or blue
3 Crying spells or tearfulness
4 Feeling discouraged
5 Feeling hopeless
6 Low self-‐esteem
7 Feeling worthless or inadequate
8 Guilt or shame
9 Criticizing yourself or blaming others
10 Difficulty making decisions
Activities and Personal Relationships
11 Loss of interest in family, friends or colleagues
12 Loneliness
13 Spending less time with family or friends
14 Loss of motivation
15 Loss of interest in work or other activities
16 Avoiding work or other activities
17 Loss of pleasure or satisfaction in life
Physical Symptoms
18 Feeling tired
19 Difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much
20 Decreased or increased appetite
21 Loss of interest in sex
22 Worrying about your health
Suicidal Urges
23 Do you have any suicidal thoughts?
24 Would you like to end your life?
25 Do you have a plan for harming yourself?
Please Total Your Score on Items 1-‐25 Here:
Total Score Level of Depression
No Depression 0-‐5
Normal but unhappy 6-‐10
Mild depression 11-‐25
Moderate depression 26-‐50
Severe depression 51-‐75
Extreme depression 76-‐100
THE BURNS DEPRESSION INVENTORY
INSTRUCTIONS: The following is a list of symptoms that
2-MODERATELY
O-NOT AT ALL
people sometimes have. Put a check ( ) in the space to the
1-SOMEWHAT
right that bests describes how much that symptom or
problem has bothered you during this past week.
3-A LOT
SYMPTOM LIST
1. SADNESS: Have you been feeling sad or down in the
dumps?
2. DISCOURAGEMENT: Does the future look hopeless?
DATE: