Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States.

CAARMS

What it measures

Clinician interview that both identifies clinical-high-risk (ultra-high-risk / prodromal) psychosis states and rates 7 symptom domains (Positive symptoms, Cognitive change, Emotional disturbance, Negative symptoms, Behavioural change, Motor/physical change, General psychopathology); 4 positive-symptom subscales rated on intensity x frequency

Length and format

27 items across 7 subscales (positive-symptom subscale rated for intensity 0-6 and frequency 0-6). 7-point intensity (0 absent - 6 psychotic/extreme) plus frequency/duration ratings; semi-structured interview (clinician-rated/interview)

Language versions

Many incl. ES (CAARMS-S), DE, IT, ZH, KO, NL, PT and others; used in CHR services 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 - author permission

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Reference

Yung, A.R., et al. (2005). Mapping the onset of psychosis: the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39(11-12), 964-971.