Mental health questions

Question 1

Where / city ?

Answer 1

Where in the city do you live?

Question 2

Long / live ?

Answer 2

How long have you been living there?

Question 3

Rent / own ?

Answer 3

Are you renting, or do you have your own place?

Question 4

Rent? Utilities?

Answer 4

How’s the rent? Does it include utilities?

Question 5

Address?

Answer 5

Could you tell me your address?

Question 6

Near here?

Answer 6

Do you live near here?

Question 7

Move out?

Answer 7

Do you ever think about moving (out)?

Question 8

Typical day / like?

Answer 8

What does your typical day look like?

Question 9

Walk / typical day?

Answer 9

Could you walk me through a typical day?

Question 10

Time / get up?

Answer 10

What time do you usually get up in the morning?

Question 11

Time / sleep?

Answer 11

What time do you usually get to sleep at night?

Question 12

Seven hours?

Answer 12

So you’re getting about seven hours of sleep at night?

Question 13

Daily activities?

Answer 13

Are you able to keep up with your daily activities?

Question 14

Get around? Transit?

Answer 14

How do you get around the city? Do you use public transit?

Question 15

Working?

Answer 15

Are you currently working?

Question 16

Work?

Answer 16

What kind of work do you do?

Question 17

Long / current job?

Answer 17

How long have you had your current job?

Question 18

Spare time?

Answer 18

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Question 19

Work / fulfilling?

Answer 19

Do you find your work fulfilling?

Question 20

Banking / budgeting / own?

Answer 20

Do you get help with banking and budgeting, or do you manage that on your own?

Question 21

Cultural / religious?

Answer 21

Can you tell me about the role that cultural and religious practices play in your life?

Question 22

Community activities?

Answer 22

Are you involved in any community activities?

Question 23

Emergency?

Answer 23

Just so we’re prepared, who would you like us to contact in case of emergency?

Question 24

Partner?

Answer 24

Do you have a partner?

Question 25

Children?

Answer 25

Do you have any children?

Question 26

Live with?

Answer 26

Who do you live with?

Question 27

Relationship / partner?

Answer 27

How would you describe your relationship with your partner?

Question 28

Close friends?

Answer 28

Do you have any close friends you can rely on?

Question 29

Physical health?

Answer 29

How would you describe your physical health?

Question 30

Physical health concerns?

Answer 30

Do you have any physical health concerns?

Question 31

Physical / mental health?

Answer 31

How do you take care of your physical and mental health?

Question 32

Medical conditions?

Answer 32

Have you recently been diagnosed with any medical conditions?

Question 33

Counselling?

Answer 33

Have you ever been to counselling before?

Question 34

Medications?

Answer 34

Are you currently taking any medications?

Question 35

Mental health?

Answer 35

How would you describe your mental health these days?

Question 36

History / mental illness?

Answer 36

Is there any history of mental illness in your family?

Question 37

Smoke? Alcohol? Drugs?

Answer 37

Do you smoke? Do you drink alcohol? Do you take any recreational drugs?

Question 38

Drinking / functioning?

Answer 38

Would you say your drinking affects your daily functioning?

Would you say [ … ] affects your daily functioning?
Would you say your drug use affects your daily functioning?

Question 39

Addiction?

Answer 39

Have you ever been treated for addiction?

Have you ever been treated for…?

Question 40

Harm / Take life?

Answer 40

Have you ever thought of harming yourself or trying to take your own life?