Features
- Stoelting Abuse Disability Questionnaire (ADQ) includes:
– Manual
– 50 Questionnaire or profile forms - 30 ADQ items cover eight subscales:
– Relationship Disability
– Psychological Dysfunction
– Substance Abuse
– Anxiety
– Life Restriction
– Health Status Issues
– Inadequate Life Control
– Concern with Physical Harm - Responses on these items determine the level of impairment:
Low:
– No major personality problems or psychological problems present
– Individual is able to function in life roles such as wife, mother, worker etc
Mild:
– Does not view life positively
– Strain may be evidenced in coping with everyday life issues
– Adjustment disorders and depression may be seen
Moderate:
– Life is viewed negatively
– Strain may cause temporary disruption in activities such as absences from work or sleeping all day
– Presence of a psychiatric condition is likely
Severe:
– Life is viewed as quite negative
– Complete cessation of activities may occur
– Presence of a psychiatric condition is very likely - Age Range: 18 years and older
- Time required: 10 minutes or less, self report
- Author: John R. McNamara, Ph. D., ABPP
More Information
- Easily incorporated into intake procedures at most types of human service organizations, the ADQ is a brief, easy to use self report screener, which can be completed by individuals with only an elementary school education
- While not intended to provide a comprehensive psychological assessment of abuse, the ADQ gives an indication of the amount of the abuse and its effect on a number of life areas
- This valuable information can then be immediately used to identify and provide appropriate psychological, social and psychiatric client services
