Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms

The Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS) is a rating scale to measure positive symptoms in schizophrenia. The scale was developed by Nancy Andreasen and was first published in 1984.[1] SAPS is split into 4 domains, and within each domain separate symptoms are rated from 0 (absent) to 5 (severe). The scale is closely linked to the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) which was published a few years earlier.

Items

Hallucinations

  • Auditory Hallucinations
  • Voices Commenting
  • Voices Conversing
  • Somatic or Tactile Hallucinations
  • Olfactory Hallucinations
  • Visual Hallucinations
  • Global Rating of Severity of Hallucinations

Delusions

  • Persecutory Delusions
  • Delusions of Jealousy
  • Delusions of Sin or Guilt
  • Grandiose Delusions
  • Religious Delusions
  • Somatic Delusions
  • Ideas and Delusions of Reference
  • Delusions of Being Controlled
  • Delusions of Mind Reading
  • Thought Broadcasting
  • Thought Insertion
  • Thought Withdrawal
  • Global Rating of Severity of Delusions

Bizarre Behaviour

  • Clothing and Appearance
  • Social and Sexual Behavior
  • Aggressive and Agitated Behavior
  • Repetitive or Stereotyped Behavior
  • Global Rating of Severity of Bizarre Behavior

Positive Formal Thought Disorder

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gollark: And it asks you to factorize a prime number, for purposes. This is extremely easy, but some people don't think to look it up.
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See also

References

  1. Andreasen, Nancy C. (1984). "Scale for the assessment of positive symptoms" Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
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