Alcohol and Drug Dependence

The Leeds Dependence Questionnaire (LDQ) is a 10-item self-completion assessment for evaluating substance dependence, adaptable to alcohol and opiate users. It detects changes in dependence levels from mild to severe over time. The LDQ lacks normative data, but demonstrates satisfactory validity, with a single factor explaining 64% variance, and strong reliability…

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I find that the volunteering part was most effective for me in order to better understand the cards’ function.

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Actual demonstration of the use of cards through sharing of the participants’ experiences is effective. I learn a lot from observing how Mr.Ammar conduct a metaphoric card activity with Husna while she shared her family stories.

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I found the taking turns of all participants to suggest insightful questions to the clients during the metaphoric card activity effective. This has not only allowed us to test our understanding regarding the usage of the metaphoric card but it has also made me learn...

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The discussions that were held after the demonstration by Mr.Ammar on how to interact with the client while doing the metaphoric card activities were effective to let me learn. I think it is good that there were some questions asked by Mr.Ammar to probe our thinking...