Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is rating scale which a clinician or researcher may use to measure psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, hallucinations and unusual behaviour.[1] Each symptom is rated 1-7 and depending on the version between a total of 18-24 symptoms are scored. The scale is the one of the oldest, widely used scales to measure psychotic symptoms and was first published in 1962.
Items
- 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
See also
- Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
- Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS)
- Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS)
- Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry
External links
- BPRS online tool
- 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)
References
- ^ Overall JE, Gorham DR (1962). The brief psychiatric rating scale. Psychological Reports 1962 vol. 10, pp799-812