Open AccessBrief Clinical Assessment Scale for Schizophrenia (BCAS-S): development, validity, and reliability study
Author(s) -
Mustafa Yıldız,
Aysel İncedere,
Mehmet Buğrahan Gürcan,
Emre Osman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nöropsikiyatri arşivi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1309-4866
DOI - 10.29399/npa.27592
Subject(s) - psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , exploratory factor analysis , positive and negative syndrome scale , construct validity , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , schizoaffective disorder , concurrent validity , predictive validity , distress , convergent validity , psychopathology , criterion validity , reliability (semiconductor) , inter rater reliability , test validity , psychometrics , psychosis , psychiatry , rating scale , developmental psychology , internal consistency , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The instruments used for the clinical assessment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are not commonly administered in routine clinical practice since their application takes a long time. This study aims to develop a short, comprehensive, and easy-to-apply scale and to examine its psychometric properties.