Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS) - voice commenting scale

General Details:

Name:
Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS) - voice commenting scale
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NINDS
Definition:
Subject's likelihood to hear voices commenting in a particular type of auditory hallucination which phenomenologists as Kurt Schneider consider to be pathognomonic of schizophrenia, although some recent evidence contradicts this, as part of the Scale For The Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS)- Aggressive Agitated Behavior indicator
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
Marked Marked Marked: Clear evidence of voices which occur almost everyday
Mild Mild Mild: Subject hears noises or single words, they occur only occasionally
Moderate Moderate Moderate: Clear evidence of voices, they have occurred at least weekly
None None None
Questionable Questionable Questionable
Severe Severe Severe: Voices occur often every day

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Designation:
Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS) - voice commenting scale
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Designations:

Definition:
Subject's likelihood to hear voices commenting in a particular type of auditory hallucination which phenomenologists as Kurt Schneider consider to be pathognomonic of schizophrenia, although some recent evidence contradicts this, as part of the Scale For The Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS)- Aggressive Agitated Behavior indicator
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Document:
Voss T et al. Performance of the scale for assessment of positive symptoms in Parkinson's disease psychosis. Mov Disord. 2010 Jan 15;25(1):124-125.

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
P7RzSEJ70cw
Version:
3.1
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NINDS
Id:
C09511
Version:
3
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BRICS Variable Name
Id:
SAPSVocCommntngScale
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