Assessment and screening
Increase your confidence when it comes to starting a conversation with someone about their drinking habits. Here we look at screening tools as part of the assessment process and the effects that alcohol can have on mental health.
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Available to RCN members
Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
- general advice on helping a patient begin to make changes
- screening tools that can be used as part of the initial assessment process
- the FRAMES acronym and approach to help initiate conversations about alcohol
- information on dual diagnosis and the effects that alcohol has on mental health
- links to further tools, guidance and resources on this topic.
Resource last reviewed
14 Sept 2022
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