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Old Jun 27, 2009, 05:09 PM
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I took the whole test and found the wording done well, it was unemotional, matter-of-fact and stuck to less "interpretable" statements. I was especially interested in the gambling one as one of my husband's and my hobbies is horse race handicapping and it correctly noted that I had lost "non-trivial" amounts but did not have any issues with that; I wondered how they were going to do that since I can afford what I lose.

I was a little disappointed in "time" references as I had one issue and that was with my drinking but that issue was 30 years ago and there was no range of time; whether I had a current problem or just a problem ever.

I think a test like that one should be part of an online therapy group practice and be part of a package of say, pay-$25-and-get-free-test-and-one, half-hour-e-mail-assessment-from-licensed-therapist sort of arrangement? I think a bit of one-on-one discussion about the test or with a professional about the results would make the test more worth paying for.
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