Evaluation of the routine clinical use of the brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS) and the abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-303

  Bark, Nigel ^a,b   Florida, Danielle ^b   Gera, Nikhil ^a,c   Varardi, Rodica ^a,b   Harghel, Luminita ^a,d   Adlington, Katherine ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Langton Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Bronx Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS); Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS); outcome assessment; rating scales; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSONISM; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

ADULT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DYSKINESIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 80051749736     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000400269.68160.e6     Document Type: Article

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