Health of the Nation Outcome Scales.

HoNOS

What it measures

Clinician-rated mental-health and social outcome across 12 scales (behaviour, impairment, symptoms, social functioning)

Length and format

12 items. 5-point severity rating (0 no problem - 4 severe), per scale; recall typ. past 2 weeks (clinician-rated/interview)

Language versions

12+ langs; routine clinical use across UK, Australia, New Zealand, parts of Europe and Asia

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

Wing, J.K., et al. (1998). Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS): research and development. British Journal of Psychiatry, 172, 11-18.