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The Clinical Global Impression–Schizophrenia scale: a simple instrument to measure the diversity of symptoms present in schizophrenia

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2003 · Vol. 107(s416) · pp. 16–23

Josep María Haro✉Shanta Kamath(University of Cambridge)Susana OchoaDiego Novick(Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom))K. Rele(University of Cambridge)Arnau FargasM. J. RodríguezRuta Rele(University of Cambridge)J. OrtaA. Kharbeng(University of Cambridge)Susana ArayaM. Gervin(University of Cambridge)Jordi AlonsoVenetsanos Mavreas(University of Ioannina)E. Lavrentzou(University of Ioannina)N. Liontos(University of Ioannina)Karl J. Gregor(Eli Lilly (United Kingdom))Peter B. Jones(University of Cambridge)on behalf of the SOHO Study Group

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Abstract

The CGI-SCH scale is a valid, reliable instrument to evaluate severity and treatment response in schizophrenia. Given its simplicity, brevity and clinical face validity, the scale is appropriate for use in observational studies and routine clinical practice.

Schizophrenia research and treatment Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Mental Health Research TopicsClinical Global ImpressionSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Global Assessment of FunctioningPsychologyIntraclass correlationClinical psychologyPositive and Negative Syndrome ScaleConcurrent validityScale (ratio)Observational study

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AdultCognition DisordersDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexReproducibility of ResultsMulticenter Studies as TopicObserver Variation

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