Camberwell Assessment of Need Short Appraisal Schedule.

CANSAS

What it measures

Met and unmet need across 22 health and social domains (accommodation, food, daytime activities, physical health, psychotic symptoms, psychological distress, safety to self and others, money, benefits, company, intimate relationships, childcare, basic education, transport and others)

Length and format

22 need domains, each rated no need / met need / unmet need (plus help received and help needed ratings in the full CAN). structured interview ratings, staff-rated (CANSAS-C) or patient-rated (CANSAS-P) (clinician-rated/interview)

Language versions

15+ langs - FR, ZH, SV, NL, EL, DE, DA, IT, ES, PT, TR, FA, PL, TH documented

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

mixed

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Reference

Phelan, M., Slade, M., Thornicroft, G., et al. (1995). The Camberwell Assessment of Need: the validity and reliability of an instrument to assess the needs of people with severe mental illness. British Journal of Psychiatry, 167(5), 589-595.