Tag: PANSS
The 30th Anniversary of PANSS Special Edition
Dear Colleagues: Thirty years ago, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was developed and published by Stanley Kay, Abraham Fiszbein, and Lewis Opler to identify the presence and severity of psychopathology symptoms in patients with psychotic disorders, with the objective of measuring patient characteristics and evaluating change over time using 30 symptoms rated on […]
Precursors to the PANSS: The BPRS and its progenitors
by Nina R. Schooler, PhD Dr. Schooler is Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author has no financial conflicts relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: The systematic assessment of signs and symptoms of psychopathology has roots that […]
Negative Symptom Dimensions of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale Across Geographical Regions: Implications for Social, Linguistic, and Cultural Consistency
by Anzalee Khan, PhD; Lora Liharska, MS; Philip D. Harvey, PhD; Alexandra Atkins, PhD; Daniel Ulshen, BA; and Richard S.E. Keefe, PhD Dr. Khan is Senior Biostatistician at NeuroCog Trials and holds an appointment in the Psychopharmacology Research Program at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, New York. Ms. Liharska is […]
Disparity between General Symptom Relief and Remission Criteria in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS): A Post-treatment Bifactor Item Response Theory Model
by Ariana E. Anderson, PhD; Steven P. Reise, PhD; Stephen R. Marder, MD; Maxwell Mansolf, MS; Carol Han, BS; and Robert M. Bilder, PhD Dr. Anderson is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Statistics, Dr. Reise is with the Department of Psychology, Dr. Marder is with the Department of […]
Sensitivity of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) in Detecting Treatment Effects via Network Analysis
by Farnaz Zamani Esfahlani, MS; Hiroki Sayama, DSc; Katherine Frost Visser, MS; and Gregory P. Strauss, PhD Ms. Zamani Esfahlani is a PhD candidate in the Systems Science program at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. Sayama is the director of the Center for Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems (CoCo), professor in […]
Are Shorter Versions of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Doable? A Critical Review
by Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer, MD Dr. Lindenmayer is Clinical Professor of the Department of Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine in New York, New York. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author has no financial conflicts relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) […]
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Training: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
by Mark G. A. Opler, PhD, MPH; Christian Yavorsky, PhD; and David G Daniel, MD Dr. Opler is Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU School of Medicine and Chief Research Officer at MedAvante-ProPhase Inc. in New York, New York. Dr. Yavorsky is Chief Scientific Officer and Clinical Director at Cronos Clinical Consulting in Lambertville, New Jersey. Dr. […]
