Self-Awareness of Deficits Interview (SADI)

This chapter is a comprehensive reference manual providing information on the Self-Awareness of Deficits Interview, which is a semi-structured interview, designed for the clinician to assess both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the person’s awareness of his or her deficits. It was originally developed for people with traumatic brain injury, but has been used with a number of other clinical populations, including hypoxia, stroke and tumour. A brief history of the instrument's development is provided, along with a description of item content and administration/scoring procedures. Psychometric properties are reviewed and a critical commentary is provided. Key references are cited and in most cases the actual scale is included, giving the reader easy access to the instrument.