Subscales of the DAI-30 | Questions |
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Awareness of the need for medication | 1. I don’t need to take medication once I feel better. |
4. Even when I am not in hospital, I need medication regularly. | |
5. If I take medication, it’s only because of pressure from other people. | |
8. I take medications of my own free will. | |
13. I take medication only when I feel ill. | |
17. I know better than the doctors when to stop taking medication. | |
22. I should keep taking medication even if I feel well. | |
24. It is up to the doctor to decide when I should stop taking medication. | |
27. I am given medication to control behavior that other people (not myself) don’t like. | |
30. By staying on medication, I can prevent myself getting sick. | |
Awareness of the effects of psychiatric drugs | 2. For me, the good things about medication outweigh the bad. |
6. I am more aware of what I am doing, of what is going on around me, when I am on medication. | |
9. Medications make me feel more relaxed. | |
10. I am no different on or off medication. | |
15. I get along better with people when I am on medication. | |
18. I feel more normal on medication. | |
21. My thoughts are clearer on medication. | |
23. Taking medication will prevent me from having a breakdown. | |
26. I am happier and feel better when I am taking medication. | |
29. I am in better control of myself when taking medication. | |
Impression of medication | 3. I feel strange, “doped up”, on medication. |
7. Taking medication will do me no harm. | |
11. The unpleasant effects of medication are always present. | |
12. Medication makes me feel tired and sluggish. | |
14. Medication is slow-acting poison. | |
16. I can’t concentrate on anything when I am taking medication. | |
19. I would rather be ill than take medication. | |
20. It is unnatural for my mind and body to be controlled by medication. | |
25. Things that I could do easily are much more difficult when I am on medication. | |
28. I can’t relax on medication. |