Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms.

SAPS

What it measures

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia across 4 domains (Hallucinations, Delusions, Bizarre Behaviour, Positive Formal Thought Disorder)

Length and format

34 items. 6-point severity (0 none - 5 severe) per item, clinician interview (clinician-rated/interview)

Language versions

Many incl. ES, FR, DE, IT, ZH, JA, PT; long-standing international use

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

Andreasen, N.C. (1984). Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS). Iowa City: University of Iowa.