BWR Family Questionnaire
  • BWR Family Questionnaire

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  • Do you live with this patient?
  • Do you intend on continuing to live with the patient after his/her treatment?
  • HOW OFTEN HAVE THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED?

  • Does your family member have mood swings?
  • Does your family member have poor communication skills?
  • Does your family member steal money or items, or borrow money and not pay it back?
  • Have the family’s finances been affected?
  • Does your family member pick quarrels with you?
  • Has your family member threatened you physically or emotionally?
  • Has it been necessary for people outside the family, or agencies, to get involved?
  • Does your family member come and go at irregular or awkward times?
  • Does your family member’s drinking/drug use get in the way of your social life?
  • Has your family member missed or upset family occasions?
  • Does your family member fail to participate in family activities?
  • Has your family member been late or unreliable?
  • Are you worried that your family member’s ability to work or study has been affected by drinking/drug use?
  • Are you worried that your family member’s physical health has been affected by the drinking/drug use?
  • Are you worried that your family member has neglected his/her/her appearance, hygiene, or self-care?
  • Are you worried that your family member’s mental state is affected by drinking/drug use?
  • HAVE YOU EVER...

  • Refused to lend him/her money or to help him/her out financially in other ways?
  • Put the interests of other members of the family before his/her?
  • Put yourself out for him/her, for example by getting him/her to bed or by clearing up messes after him/her?
  • Given him/her money even when you thought it would be spent on substances?
  • Sat down together with him/her and talked frankly about what could be done about his/her substance abuse?
  • Started an argument with him/her about his/her substance abuse?
  • Pleaded with him/her about decreasing or stopping his/her consumption of substances?
  • When he/she was under the influence of substances, left him/her alone to look after him/herself or stayed out of his/her way?
  • Made it quite clear to him/her that his/her substance abuse was upsetting you and that it had to change?
  • Felt too frightened to do anything?
  • Tried to limit his/her drinking by making some rule about it; for example, forbidding the use of substances in the house, or stopping him/her from bringing friends who use substances home?
  • Stopped pursuing your own interest or looking for new interests or new relationships?
  • Encouraged him/her to take an oath or promise not to drink?
  • Felt too hopeless to do anything?
  • Avoided him/her as much as possible because of his/her substance abuse?
  • Got moody or emotional with him/her?
  • Watched his/her every move or frequently checked up on him/her?
  • Became involved in your own things or acted as if he/she wasn’t there?
  • Made it clear that you won’t accept his/her reasons for drinking, or cover up for him/her?
  • Made threats that you didn’t really mean to carry out?
  • Made it clear to him/her of your expectations of how he/she should contribute to the family?
  • Protected him/her or stood by him/her when others were criticizing him/her?
  • Became unable to make any decisions?
  • Accepted the situation as a part of life that couldn’t be changed?
  • Accepted the situation as a part of life that couldn’t be changed?
  • Sat down with him/her to help sort out the financial situation?
  • When things have occurred due to his/her drinking, have you made excuses for him/her, covered up for him/her, or taken the blame yourself?
  • Searched for his/her substances, or hidden or disposed of it yourself?
  • Sometimes put yourself first by looking after yourself or giving yourself treats?
  • Tried to keep things looking normal and pretended all was well when it wasn’t, or hidden the extent of his/her drinking?
  • BWR Family Questionnaire (Cont.)

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