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Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Definition and Reliability

Andreasen, Nancy C.·1982·Archives of General Psychiatry

Abstract

Recently, a renaissance of interest in "negative symptoms," eg, affective flattening or impoverishment of speech and language, has occurred. Although some investigators believe that these symptoms are important indicators of outcome, of response to treatment, and perhaps of a distinct, underlying pathologic process, research on the negative-symptom syndrome in schizophrenia has been handicapped because no standard instrument existed to assess it. This investigation reports on the developed Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms. When symptoms are defined by objective behavioral indices, they have excellent interrater reliability. Furthermore, the five symptom complexes defined by the scale (affective flattening, alogia, avolition, anhedonia, and attentional impairment) have good internal consistency, which indicates that the conceptual organization of the scale is also cohesive.

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Authors
Andreasen, N. C.
Affiliations
University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author
Andreasen, Nancy C.
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Published
1982-07-01
Volume
39
Issue
7
Pages
784
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2089868642
Cited by
2,247
References
18
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FWCI
18.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords
negative symptoms, schizophrenia, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms, affective flattening, alogia, avolition, anhedonia, attentional impairment, inter-rater reliability, internal consistency, symptom assessment tools
MeSH terms
Attention, Cognition, Humans, Hygiene, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Social Behavior

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