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| Subject: INDICATION OF E/CLIENT ABUSE |
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New section from the guide to the medical exam:
Section 86 - INDICATION OF E/CLIENT ABUSE
E/client abuse is a serious mental problem potentially impeding the applicants mental ability to function as a part of society as well as placing significant excess demand on health and social services. The CAGE questionnaire is a useful tool for screening individuals at increased risk for e/client abuse. It asks four questions:
❙ Have you ever felt that you should Cut down on your e?client checking?
❙ Have people ever Annoyed you by criticizing your checking habbits?
❙ Have you ever felt bad or Guilty about checking?
❙ Have you ever taken an e/client check first thing in the morning (Eye-opener) to steady your nerves or to get rid of in-process-anxiety?
If two or more of these questions are answered Yes, OR if e/client frequency is:
❙ greater than 14 checks per week or more than 4 per occasion for women, or
❙ greater than 7 checks per week or more than 3 per occasion for men,
then a detailed assessment of their abuse or dependence status
is necessary. This specialist?s assessment report must include the clinical history, assessment for mental changes on physical, cognitive and laboratory examination, reports from relevant investigations, the diagnosis including Axis V Global Assessment of Functioning score, history of abstinence and an opinion on prognosis.
[20-03-2005,15:11]
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[13-04-2005,16:19]
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