Lifestyle Inventory: A Case Study

For this assessment The Mental Health Screening Form III and Dartmouth Assessment of Lifestyle Inventory were used. The Dartmouth Assessment of Lifestyle Instrument assists in the detection and identification of client’s who may be experiencing problems related to substance abuse. The Mental Health Screening Form III is a tool used to identify mental health symptoms and to evaluate for further assessment. I found the forms easy to use, however found some of the questions confusing and was not sure the relevancy of the question, for example, “do you wear a seat belt”. I read the questions to my client and found one area confusing; the question pertaining to cigarette use. I was confused because the question asked about cigarette use and