Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is rating scale which a clinician or researcher may use to measure psychiatric symptoms such as depression

Depression (mood)

Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...

, anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components. The root meaning of the word anxiety is 'to vex or trouble'; in either presence or absence of psychological stress, anxiety can create feelings of fear, worry, uneasiness,...

, hallucinations and unusual behaviour. Each symptom is rated 1-7 and depending on the version between a total of 18-24 symptoms are scored.

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1 Somatic concern
2 Anxiety
3 Depression
4 Suicidality
5 Guilt
6 Hostility
7 Elated Mood
8 Grandiosity
9 Suspiciousness
10 Hallucinations
11 Unusual thought content
12 Bizarre behaviour
13 Self-neglect
14 Disorientation
15 Conceptual disorganisation
16 Blunted affect
17 Emotional withdrawal
18 Motor retardation
19 Tension
20 Uncooperativeness
21 Excitement
22 Distractibility
23 Motor hyperactivity
24 Mannerisms and posturing

External links

Commentary on the BPRS by John Overall in 1978 at Citation Classics
Link to first page of the original paper (Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click summary)

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