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Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale-24.

BASIS-24

What it measures
Mental-health treatment outcome across 6 domains (Depression/Functioning, Interpersonal Relationships, Self-harm, Emotional Lability, Psychosis, Substance Abuse) + overall score
Length and format
24 items. 5-pt ordered (difficulty or frequency), past week (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Spanish + other adaptations; English original; used internationally
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Eisen, S.V., et al. (2004). The revised Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-24): reliability and validity. Medical Care, 42(12), 1230-1241.

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