Brief Negative Symptom Scale.
BNSS
Severity of schizophrenia negative symptoms across 6 subscales (Anhedonia, Distress, Asociality, Avolition, Blunted affect, Alogia) capturing the 5 consensus negative-symptom domains + an anhedonia/distress structure
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 13 items. 7-point severity (0 absent - 6 severe) per item; semi-structured interview (~15 min) (clinician-rated/interview)
- Language versions
- Many incl. IT, FR, ES, DE, ZH, KO, PT-BR, TR and others; broadly validated cross-culturally
- Licence
- copyrighted - author permission
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- Reference
- Kirkpatrick, B., et al. (2011). The Brief Negative Symptom Scale: psychometric properties. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 37(2), 300-305.
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