HoNOS 65+ is designed to be used by clinicians before and after interventions, so that changes attributable to interventions can be measured.

Twelve scales are used to rate older mental health service users. The scales include:

• Behavioural disturbance
• Non-accidental self injury
• Problem drinking or drug use
• Cognitive problems
• Problems related to physical illness or disability
• Problems associated with hallucinations and delusions
• Problems associated with depressive symptoms
• Other mental and behavioural problems
• Problems with social or supportive relationships
• Problems with activities of daily living
• Overall problems with living conditions
• Problems with work and leisure activities and the quality of the day time environment

Together, the scales rate various aspects of mental and social health, each on a scale of 0 to 4.

0 - No problems within the period stated

1 - Minor problem requiring no action

2 - Mild problem but definitely present

3 - Moderately severe problem

4 - Severe to very severe problem

A HoNOS 65+ total score (the sum of each individual scale item) will be a value between 0 and 48.

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996. HoNOS 65+ (Older Adults). The Royal College of Psychiatrists, London. Viewed 19 September 2012, http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/honos/olderadults.aspx