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Patient Evaluation - VIEWING INPUT

Risa Newell, Ph.D., L.L.C., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

7047 E. Greenway Parkway, #250  |  Scottsdale, AZ 85254

(T) 602-478-1477   (F) 602-773-0998  risa@newellphd.com

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Thank you for taking the time to complete this evaluation – a thorough review of important parts of your life. The following questions are personal and sensitive in nature and will remain strictly confidential and secure. By completing this form, you will provide valuable information for the therapeutic process and expedite our important work ahead.

Identifying Information

* Required

betty boop

11 11 2011

Living Situation:

Alone, Partner/Spouse, Children, Parents/Other Relatives, Roommates, Pets, Other

Relationship Status:

Single, Married, Partnered, Divorced, Widowed

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12 22 2022

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End of Identifying Information section

Current Concerns

What are you most concerned about now? 

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Please rate your current level of distress, from 1-10, (1=minimal to 10=extreme):

2

When do you tend to feel the worst? 

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Please indicate how long you’ve been feeling this way now:

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Have you ever felt this way in the past?

Yes

If so, when and how severe?

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What has been done so far to address these concerns?

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Do you have any negative beliefs about yourself?

No

If yes, what are they?

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Specify which areas of your life are affected by this problem:

Physical, Home, Family, Relationships, Work/School, Financial

Legal, Spiritual

Other?

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End of Current Concerns section

Stressful Life Events

Please indicate if any of the following have occurred within the past 12 months:

Death of Immediate Family Member, Death of Close Friend, Serious Problem with Child, Health Problem in Close Family Member, Terminal Illness, Became Disabled, Serious Personal Injury

Marriage, Change in Residence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage or Abortion, Infertility, Separation or Divorce, Custody Dispute

Significant Legal Problems, New job, Financial Stress, Work Stress, Job Loss, Retirement, Death of Favorite Pet

Other:

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End of Stressful Life Events section

Psychiatric Symptoms: DSM-5 Self-Rated Measures - Adult

Instructions: The questions below ask about things that might have bothered you. For each question, select the frequency that best describes how much (or how often) you have been bothered by each problem during the past TWO (2) WEEKS.

During the past TWO (2) WEEKS, how much (or how often) have you been  bothered by the following problems?

None

Not at all

Slight

Rare, less than a day or two

Mild

Several Days

Moderate

More than half the days

Severe

Nearly every day

1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things?

3 Moderate - More than half the days

2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?

1 Slight - Rare

3. Feeling more irritated, grouchy, or more angry than usual?

0 None - Not at all

4. Sleeping less than usual, but still have a lot of energy?

4 Severe - Nearly every day

5. Starting lots more projects than usual or doing more risky things than usual?

2 Mild - Several Days

6. Feeling nervous, anxious, frightened, worried, or on edge?

4 Severe - Nearly every day

7. Feeling panic or being frightened?

1 Slight - Rare

8. Avoiding situations that make you anxious?

0 None - Not at all

9. Unexplained aches and pains (e.g., head, back, joints, abdomen, legs?)

3 Moderate - More than half the days

10. Feeling that your illnesses are not being taken seriously enough?

1 Slight - Rare

11. Thoughts of actually hurting yourself?

3 Moderate - More than half the days

12. Hearing things other people couldn't hear, such as voices even when no one was around?

4 Severe - Nearly every day

13. Feeling that someone could hear your thoughts, or that you could hear what another person was thinking?

0 None - Not at all

14. Problems with sleep that affected your sleep quality overall?

2 Mild - Several Days

15. Problems with memory (e.g., learning new information) or with location (e.g., finding your way home?

2 Mild - Several Days

16. Unpleasant thoughts, urges, or images that repeatedly enter your mind?

0 None - Not at all

17. Feeling driven to perform certain behaviors or mental acts over and over again?

3 Moderate - More than half the days

18. Feeling detached or distant from yourself, your body, your physical surroundings, or your memories?

2 Mild - Several Days

19. Not knowing who you really are or what you want out of life?

1 Slight - Rare

20. Not feeling close to other people or enjoying your relationship with them?

2 Mild - Several Days

21. Drinking at least 4 drinks of any kind of alcohol in a single day?

2 Mild - Several Days

22. Smoking any cigarettes, a cigar, or pipe, or using snuff or chewing tobacco?

4 Severe - Nearly every day

23. Using any of the following medicines ON YOUR OWN, that is, without a doctor's prescription, in greater amounts or longer than prescribed [e.g., painkillers (like Vicodin), stimulants (like Ritalin or Adderall), sedatives or tranquilizers (like sleeping pills or Valium), or drugs like marijuana, cocaine or crack, club drugs (like ecstasy), hallucinogens (like LSD), heroin, inhalants or solvents (like glue), or methamphetamine (like speed)]?

1 Slight - Rare

End of DSM-5 Symptoms

Current Status

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Are you currently attending school?

Yes

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Job satisfaction:

High

Have you ever been terminated from a job?

No

Job stress level:

High

Are you currently receiving disability?

Yes

Yes

Are you an active member of the Armed Forces?

Yes

Have you ever served in the military?

Yes

Were you ever in combat?

Partner, Family, Friends, Neighbors, Church/Spiritual, Community, Other

Current support network (check all that apply):

Are you satisfied with your home and family life?

Yes

Very

How socially active are you?

Who do you most enjoy spending time with?

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How important is religion and/or spirituality in your life?
Very / Somewhat / Not at all

Very

Are you physically active?  Yes / Sometimes / No

Current satisfaction with lifestyle, hobbies, activities:
High / Medium / Low

Yes

High

Please list your favorite activities, interests or hobbies:

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Briefly describe how you spend a typical day:

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What do you like most about yourself?

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Please describe one of your favorite memories:

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End of Current Status section

Current Relationships

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Are you currently in a committed romantic relationship?

No

If YES, with whom and for how long?

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Quality of relationship: (Positive / Mixed / Negative)

Positive

Any current romantic relationship conflicts?

Yes

Are you concerned about any potential violence?

Yes

Any recent breakups?

Yes

If you have children, are there any current relationship difficulties?

Yes

If you are co-parenting with an ex-partner, any areas of concern or conflict?

Yes

Any relationship problems with other family members, (parents, siblings, etc.)?

Yes

Any conflict with others outside of family, (friends, coworkers, neighbors, etc.)? 

Yes

End of Current Relationships section

To whom are you closest?

Mental Health Treatment History

Age at first mental health treatment:

2

Why did you seek/receive treatment? 

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Have you ever met with a therapist?

Yes

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If you would like me to consult with your previous therapist, please designate and sign your consent below:

October 26, 2025 at 9:03:00 PM

Have you ever been hospitalized for a mental health condition?

Yes

If yes, please complete below:

1999

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2000

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Have you taken psychiatric medication in the past?

Yes

If yes, please complete below:

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End of Mental Health Treatment History section

Providers

Primary Care Physician

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Consent to contact 

Primary care Dr.

Yes

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Signature

October 26, 2025 at 9:03:00 PM

Psychiatric Provider

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Consent to contact psychiatric provider?

Yes

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End of Providers section

Current Medications

Medication list attached separately?

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Any concerns or troubling Side Effects with your medications?

Yes

If yes, please describe: 

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Psychiatric Medication

Medication

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Dosage/Frequency

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When prescribed
Side effects

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Medical Medication

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Dosage/Frequency

22

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When prescribed

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End of Current Medications section

Medical Status

How would you describe your overall health?
(Poor / Below average / Average / Above average / Excellent)

Poor

Date of last complete physical exam:

12 2022

Please list any significant findings:

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Date of last dental exam:

Date of last dental exam:

Please list any significant findings:

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Has your life changed because of your health?

Are you currently undergoing medical treatment?

Yes

Yes

Current medical treatment

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Do you use Medical Marijuana?

No

Do you regularly take pain medication?

No

Please indicate personal concerns with any of the following physical symptoms:

Allergies, Alzheimer’s Disease, Arthritis, Asthma, Atrial Fibrillation, Back Pain, Binge Eating, Brain Injury, Cancer, Cholesterol, Chronic Pain, Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, Dental Problems, Diabetes, Dizziness, Dry Mouth, Epilepsy, Fainting Spells, Fatigue

Fibromyalgia, Gastrointestinal Issues, Gynecological Problems, Hair Loss, Head Injury, Hearing Problems, Heart Disease, Hepatitis, HIV, Hormones, Hypertension, Incontinence, Infertility, Insomnia, Kidney Disease, Limited Mobility, Memory Problems, Menopause, Migraine Headaches, Meniere’s Disease

Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Cramps, Nausea / Vomiting, Nightmares, Numbness, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Pregnancy, Prostate, Seizures, Sexual Problems, Skin Disorder, Stroke, Swelling, Terminal Illness, Thyroid Problems, Vision Problems, Weight Loss

Other:

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End of Medical Status section

Trauma History

Please indicate if you have ever experienced any of the following:

Death of a Child, Suicide of Loved One, Accidental/Unexpected Death of Loved One, Death of Close Friend, Serious Accident, Medical Trauma

Miscarriage or Abortion, Physical Sexual or Emotional Abuse, Corporal Punishment, Foster Care, Bullying, Discrimination

Assault or Rape, Domestic Violence, Violent Crime, Witnessing Violence, Homelessness

Please indicate the typical response to your worst traumatic experience(s):

I told someone, Help and support, Effective treatment

End of Trauma History section

Childhood History: Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Questionnaire

2

Did a parent or other adult in the household often…

Swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you? or

Act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt?

Y

While you were growing up, during your first 18 years of life:

1

Did a parent or other adult in the household often…

Push, grab, slap, or throw something at you? or ever

Hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?

N

Yes

No

3

Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever…

Touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way? or Try to or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal sex with you?

Y

4

Did you often feel that…

No one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? or

Your family didn’t look out for, feel close to, or support each other?

Y

5

Did you often feel that…

You didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? or

Your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it?

N

6

Were your parents ever separated or divorced?

Y

7

Was your mother or stepmother:

Often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? or

Sometimes or often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard? or

Ever repeatedly hit over at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife?

Y

8

Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic or who used street drugs?

Y

9

Was a household member depressed or mentally ill or did a household member attempt suicide?

Y

10

Did a household member go to prison?

N

End of Childhood History: ACE

Mental Health History

Have you ever intentionally harmed yourself or seriously thought about doing so?

Yes

Have you suffered racial, sexual, or other forms of discrimination?

Yes

Do you have a history of alcohol or substance abuse?

Yes

Do you have a history of an eating disorder (restricting, binging, purging)?

Yes

Any history of gambling, shopping, sexual, or other behavioral addictions?

Yes

Do you have a history of unstable relationships?

Yes

Have you frequently changed jobs?

Yes

Have you ever had problems with your temper or violence?

Yes

Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony?

Yes

End of Mental Health History

Childhood and Family History

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Were you adopted?

Yes

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Were there frequent family moves?

Yes

Parents:
(Married / Never married / Separated / Divorced)?

Married

Parental Relationship:

Positive, Close, Affectionate, Stable

Options

Variable, Distant, Negative, Unstable

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Conflictual, Infidelity, Abusive, Violent

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Mother

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Did your mother work when you were a child?

Yes

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Was you mother generally healthy while you were growing up?

Yes

Is your mother still living?

Yes

If deceased, please provide year of death: 

1999

If living, where does she currently live?

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Are you in communication with her?

Yes

Relationship with your mother growing up:
(Positive / Mixed / Negative / Abusive)

Positive

If separated or divorced, did mother remarry or have another partner?

Yes

If yes, describe your relationship with them growing up:
(Positive, Mixed / Negative / Abusive)

Positive

Father

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Did your father work when you were a child?

No

His occupation?

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Was you father generally healthy while you were growing up?

No

Is your father still living?

No

If deceased, please provide year of death: 

1906

If living, where does he currently live?

Are you in communication with him?

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Relationship with father growing up:
(Positive / Mixed / Negative / Abusive)

Abusive

No

If separated or divorced, did father remarry or have another partner?

No

If yes, describe your relationship with them growing up:
(Positive / Mixed / Negative / Abusive)

Abusive

Siblings

How many siblings?

99

Please indicate your birth order: 
(Oldest / Youngest / Somewhere in the middle)

Youngest

​​Siblings names and ages:

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Are you in communication with some/all of them?

No

Do you have any family members living in the area?

No

Any problems with your delivery and birth?

No

Any developmental delays? 

No

Childhood medical problems?  

No

Any childhood hospitalizations or intense medical/dental procedures?

No

Did you have a favorite pet growing up?

No

What was your favorite thing to do as a child?

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During childhood, how did you cope with difficult situations?

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Indicate quality and experience of childhood home life (check all that apply):

Positive, Loving, Stable

Fun, Variable, Unstable

Negative, Chaotic, Neglectful

Rejecting, Abusive, Violent

Poverty, Arrests, Alcohol/Drug Abuse

Options

At what age did you leave home and why?  

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End of Childhood and Family History section

Education History

What type of student were you?
(Above average / Average / Below Average)

Who was most influential or helpful during your school years? 

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Average

Please indicate your school experience:

(Positive / Negative / Mixed)

Elementary School

Positive

Middle/High School

Positive

College

Positive

Year of high school graduation: 

1979

Did you experience any of the following at school?

Attention difficulties, Learning Difficulties, Hurtful Teachers, Repeated Grade

Social difficulties, Isolation, Bullying, Sexual Behavior

Behavioral problems, Substance Abuse, Truancy, Suspension

End of Education History section

Relationship History

Age at first intimate relationship:

5

Any struggles with sexual orientation or sexual identity?

Yes

Are you currently in a long-term relationship?

Yes

If currently married, how old were you at the time of marriage?

9

How old was your spouse at the time of marriage?

8

Do you have children together?

No

If previously married, what age were you at the time of that marriage?

7

When did that marriage end?

2022

Briefly describe why that marriage ended:

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Did you have children together?

Yes

Please check all that apply to your relationship history:

Positive, Attached, Affectionate, Communicative, Fun, Stable

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Negative, Conflictual, Rejecting, Emotional Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Domestic Violence

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Frequent Breakups, Infidelity, Separation, Divorce, Addictions, Serial Relationships

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Other:

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End of Relationship History section

Family Mental Health

Alcohol Abuse, Anger Problems, Anxiety, Attentional Difficulties, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Depression, Dementia, Eating Disorder, Gambling Problem, Health Problems

Learning Difficulties, Legal Problems, Memory Impairment, Mental Retardation, Narcissistic Personality, Obsessive-Compulsive, Post-Traumatic Stress, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse, Suicide Attempts, Suicide Completed, Violent Behavior

Please indicate if any of the following mental health conditions are/were present or suspected in immediate or extended family:

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Which family member(s) have negatively impacted you the most? 

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Please indicate how significantly you have been impacted: 
(Not at all / somewhat / Quite a bit / Greatly)

Quite a bit

End of Family Mental Health section

Strengths and Goals

What are your goals for treatment? 

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When did you last feel emotionally healthy?

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What are you wanting to change most about your life?

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How have you made it through difficult times before?

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What do you consider your strengths? 

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What experience have you enjoyed most over the past week?

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Please share a positive belief you have about yourself:

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© 2019 Risa E. Newell, Ph.D.  |  AZ License #3330

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