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SEVERITY OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE QUESTIONNAIRE (SADQ-C) NAME
_____________________________________AGE __________ NO._______ DATE : Please
recall a typical period of heavy drinking in the last 6 months. When was this?
Month : ………………………………… Year : …………………… Please answer all the following questions
about your drinking by circling your most appropriate response. During
the period of heavy drinking 1. The day after drinking alcohol, I woke
up feeling sweaty | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
2. The day after drinking alcohol, my hands
shook first thing in the morning. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
3. The day after drinking alcohol, my whole
body shook violently first thing in the morning if I didn’t have a drink. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
4. The day after drinking alcohol, I woke up
absolutely drenched in sweat. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
5. The day after drinking alcohol, I dread
waking up in the morning. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
6. The day after drinking alcohol, I was frightened
of meeting people first thing in the morning. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
7. The day after drinking alcohol, I felt at
the edge of despair when I awoke. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
8. The day after drinking alcohol, I felt very
frightened when I awoke. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
9. The day after drinking alcohol, I liked
to have an alcoholic drink in the morning. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
10. The day after drinking alcohol, I always
gulped my first few alcoholic drinks down as quickly as possible. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
11. The day after drinking alcohol, I drank
alcohol to get rid of the shakes. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
12. The day after drinking alcohol, I had a
very strong craving for a drink when I awoke. | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
13. I drank more than a quarter of a bottle
of spirits in a day (OR 1 bottle of wine OR 7 beers). | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
14. I drank more than half a bottle of spirits
per day (OR 2 bottles of wine OR 15 beers). | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
15. I drank more than one bottle of spirits
per day (OR 4 bottles of wine OR 30 beers). | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
16. I drank more than two bottles of spirits
per day (OR 8 bottles of wine OR 60 beers). | ALMOST
NEVER | SOMETIMES | OFTEN |
NEARLY ALWAYS |
Imagine the following situation : 1.
You have been completely off drink for a few weeks 2. You then drink very
heavily for two days How would you feel the morning after those two days
of drinking? 17. I would start to sweat. | NOT
AL ALL | SLIGHTLY | MODERATELY |
QUITE A LOT |
18. My hands would shake. | NOT
AL ALL | SLIGHTLY | MODERATELY |
QUITE A LOT |
19. My body would shake. | NOT
AL ALL | SLIGHTLY | MODERATELY |
QUITE A LOT |
20. I would be craving for a drink. | NOT
AL ALL | SLIGHTLY | MODERATELY |
QUITE A LOT |
The Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire
was developed by the Addiction Research Unit at the Maudsley Hospital. It is a
measure of the severity of dependence. The AUDIT questionnaire, by contrast, is
used to assess whether or not there is a problem with dependence. The SADQ questions
cover the following aspects of dependency syndrome : - physical withdrawal
symptoms
- affective withdrawal symptoms
- relief drinking
- frequency
of alcohol consumption
- speed of onset of withdrawal symptoms
Scoring
Answers to each question are rated on a four-point scale : - Almost
never - 0
- Sometimes 1
- Often 2
- Nearly always 3
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A score of 31 or higher indicates “severe alcohol dependence”. • A score
of 16-30 indicates “moderate dependence”. • A score of below 16 usually
indicates only a mild physical dependency. • A chlordiazepoxide detoxification
regime is usually indicated for someone who scores 16 or over. • It is
essential to take account of the amount of alcohol that the patient reports drinking
prior to admission as well as the result of the SADQ. • There is no correlation
between the SADQ and such parameters as the MCV or GGT. Reference: - Warwick
Medical School. Clinical Pharmacology Newsletter (July 2007).
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