Clinical
Assessing contentment and distress
<p>This article focuses on the Disability Distress Assessment Tool, also known as the DisDAT. The DisDAT is designed to recognise signs of contentment and distress in clients who have little or no verbal communication due to disability or illness. It assesses facial signs, appearance, habits, mannerisms and other non-verbal indicators of contentment, and contrasts these cues with the signs the client exhibits when distressed.</p>
