Scale for the assessment of positive symptoms
NC Andreasen - Psychiatrie & Psychobiologie, 1984 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract The Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS; Andreasen, 1984) was
developed based on the Jacksonian theory. The positive symptoms all involve excess or
distortion: hallucinations are abnormal perceptions, delusions a mixture of abnormal
perceptions and abnormal inferential thinking, bizarre behavior a distortion in social
responsiveness, and disorganized speech a distortion or excess in language and cognitive
function. The items were clustered into five subgroups cover positive symptoms (PI …
developed based on the Jacksonian theory. The positive symptoms all involve excess or
distortion: hallucinations are abnormal perceptions, delusions a mixture of abnormal
perceptions and abnormal inferential thinking, bizarre behavior a distortion in social
responsiveness, and disorganized speech a distortion or excess in language and cognitive
function. The items were clustered into five subgroups cover positive symptoms (PI …
[CITATION][C] Scale for the assessment of negative symptoms
NC Andreasen - 臨床精神医学, 1981 - cir.nii.ac.jp