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Measurement of Premorbid Adjustment in Chronic Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin · 1982 · Vol. 8(3) · pp. 470–484

H. Eleanor Cannon-Spoor✉(St. Elizabeths Hospital)Steven G. Potkin(St. Elizabeths Hospital)Richard Jed Wyatt(St. Elizabeths Hospital)

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Abstract

The Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) is a rating scale which was developed to be applicable in a research setting. It is designed to evaluate the degree of achievement of developmental goals at each of several periods of a subject's life before the onset of schizophrenia. A description of the scale and its use is presented, along with a discussion of psychometric properties. The PAS has been found to be useful in identifying patients likely to become chronically hospitalized or at high risk for readmission. It may also serve as a possible predictor of patients with brain abnormalities on a computerized tomography (CT) scan.

Schizophrenia research and treatment Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Mental Health Treatment and AccessSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Rating scalePsychologyScale (ratio)PsychometricsClinical psychologyPsychiatryMedicineDevelopmental psychologyCartography

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AdolescentAdultAmbulatory CareChildChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansLength of StayMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsRiskSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocial Adjustment

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Putatively psychosis-prone subjects 10 years later.