Open AccessValidation of the Dutch Version of the Brief Negative Symptom Scale
Author(s) -
Birgit L Seelen-de Lang,
Christien E. Boumans,
Henk Nijman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s269037
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , concurrent validity , scale (ratio) , medicine , rating scale , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , external validity , psychiatry , inter rater reliability , positive and negative syndrome scale , negative symptom , psychosis , psychometrics , psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
The Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) was developed to measure negative symptoms of schizophrenia. However, the Dutch translation of this instrument, called the "Korte Schaal voor Negatieve Symptomen" (KSNS), has not yet been validated. This study investigates the validity and reliability of this Dutch version of the instrument.