Table 7.
HEADSS protocol
* H—Home life including relationship with parents |
E—Education or employment, including financial issues |
A—Activities including sports (also particularly note friendships and social relationships, especially close friendships) |
A—Affect (mood, particularly whether mood is responsive to situations) |
D—Drug use, including cigarettes and alcohol as well as drugs |
S—Sex (information on intimate relationships and sexual risk behaviours may be important in both acute and chronic illnesses in adolescents) |
S—Suicide, depression, and self harm |
S—Sleep |
Adapted from Goldenring et al. Contemporary Pediatrics 1998;Jul: 75-80