Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms.

CAINS

What it measures

Severity of schizophrenia negative symptoms across 2 subscales (Motivation and Pleasure - MAP; Expression - EXP) covering the 5 consensus negative-symptom domains

Length and format

13 (9 MAP + 4 EXP). 5-point severity (0 none - 4 severe) per item; semi-structured interview (~15-30 min) (clinician-rated/interview)

Language versions

Many incl. FR, ES, ZH, KO, PT-BR, IT and others; cross-culturally validated

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

Kring, A.M., et al. (2013). The Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS): final development and validation. American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(2), 165-172.