To assess a patient using PANSS, an approximately 45-minute clinical interview is conducted. The patient is rated from 1 to 7 on 30 different symptoms based on the interview as well as reports of family members or primary care hospital workers.
Positive scale 7 Items, (minimum score = 7, maximum score = 49) • Delusions • Conceptual disorganization • Hallucinations • Excitement • Grandiosity • Suspiciousness/persecution • Hostility
Negative scale 7 Items, (minimum score = 7, maximum score = 49) •
Blunted affect • Emotional withdrawal • Poor rapport • Passive/apathetic
social withdrawal • Difficulty in abstract thinking • Lack of spontaneity and flow of conversation • Stereotyped thinking
General Psychopathology scale 16 Items, (minimum score = 16, maximum score = 112) • Somatic concern • Anxiety • Guilt feelings • Tension • Mannerisms and posturing • Depression • Motor retardation • Uncooperativeness • Unusual thought content • Disorientation • Poor attention • Lack of judgment and insight • Disturbance of volition • Poor impulse control • Preoccupation • Active social avoidance PANSS Total score minimum = 30, maximum = 210 == Scoring ==