Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.

PANSS

What it measures

Schizophrenia symptom severity: Positive (7), Negative (7), General Psychopathology (16) + total and factor scores

Length and format

30 items. 7-point anchored severity (1 absent - 7 extreme), semi-structured interview (~30-40 min) (clinician-rated/interview)

Language versions

40+ langs incl. ES, FR, DE, ZH, JA, KO, PT-BR, AR, RU; the standard global schizophrenia outcome scale

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

Kay, S.R., Fiszbein, A., & Opler, L.A. (1987). The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 13(2), 261-276.