COMHWA - Frequently Asked Questions - Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS)

Listed below are frequently asked questions relating to the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS).

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS)
	Who completes the HoNOS? (Read answer)

	Do clinicians need to be trained to rate a consumer on the HoNOS? (Read answer)

	What questions are asked by the HoNOS? (Read answer)

	How is the HoNOS completed? (Read answer)

	What information should be used to make the ratings on the HoNOS? (Read answer)

	What rating is given if a problem like serious violence or a serious suicide attempt has occurred only once during the period rated? (Read answer)

	What if the HoNOS does not reflect all the things that a consumer says are important to their own mental health status? (Read answer)

	When two clinicians rate a consumer at the same time, how similar should their ratings be? (Read answer)

	Should cigarettes be taken into account when rating Scale 3 (Problem Drinking and Drug Taking)? (Read answer)

	How do I rate Scales 11 and 12 when the person is living in long-term residential care? (Read answer)

	How do I rate the elated mood when it is present in a person with Bipolar Disorder? (Read answer)

	How do I know where to rate a particular problem on the HoNOS? (Read answer)

	What is the HoNOS and what are the benefits of using this instrument? (Read answer)

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National Outcomes and Casemix Collection: Technical Specification of State and Territory Reporting Requirements for the Outcomes and Casemix Components of ‘Agreed Data’ Under National Mental Health Information Development Funding Agreements.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, 2002.

National Outcomes and Casemix Collection: Overview of Clinical Measures and Data Items.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, 2002.

Mental Health and Wellbeing – Commonwealth of Australia
Publications and Resources Relating to the Collection of Outcome Measures Throughout Australia.

Victoria Mental Health Services
Measuring Consumer Outcomes in Public Mental Health Services in Victoria

Ohio Department of Mental Health
Outcomes Planning & Training Tools

HoNOS
Information About the HoNOS Family of Instruments

NSW MH-OAT
New South Wales Mental Health Outcomes & Assessment Training Project

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Details the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire developed by Robert Goodman in the UK.

Youth In Mind
A mental health site for Parents, Teachers and Adolescents.

PSOLIS
Clinicians needing to know more about PSOLIS can link to their website here. Click on the link above.