It is designed to be administered before, during and after treatment.
Clients find the questions relevant and non-intrusive.
They also welcome the feedback regarding their progress in therapy. Since it can be completed in less than five minutes, repeated administrations are easily obtained without detracting from the appointment time. The ODF is appropriate for outpatients age 16 and above. The ODF has both clinical and non-clinical norms with cutting scores for functional or dysfunctional group membership. Raw and T-scores are computed by the software for each scale.