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Scales and Assessment

Schizophrenia Scales and Assessment Tools

This page focuses on the validated scales and assessment tools most often used with Schizophrenia.

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Common scales

  • PANSS: Broad clinician-rated severity measure across positive, negative, and general psychopathology.
  • BPRS: Shorter psychosis severity instrument for inpatient or consultation settings.
  • CGI-S: Fast global severity check when full psychosis scales are not practical.
  • AIMS: Essential when monitoring tardive dyskinesia during antipsychotic treatment.

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