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The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale—Spanish Adaptation

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KAY, STANLEY R., FISZBEIN, ABRAHAM, VITAL-HERNE, MARC, FUENTES, LUIS SILVA·1990·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

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The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) consists of a formalized clinical interview and 30 operationally defined items for psychopathology assessment. We report here on the psychometric equivalence of a Spanish language adaptation (PANSS-S), de-veloped to facilitate minority group, multinational, and cross-cultural studies on schizophrenia. Two bilingual psychiatrists simultaneously rated 57 psychiatric inpatients using the PANSS (N = 20), PANSS-S (N = 20), or both methods (N = 17). The PANSS-S demonstrated sound interrater reliabilities (r = .93 for positive and .74 for negative syndrome, p < .001), which were similar to those from the current PANSS assessment and original standardization studies. In support of criterion-related validity, the means and variance of the two instruments were comparable, and significant cross-correlations were obtained for the principal scales (r = .92 for positive and .83 for negative syndrome, p < .0001), component symptoms, and five additional psychopathology clusters. The results suggest that the PANSS-S has psychometric properties resembling those of the PANSS and may be used interchangeably in a Spanish-speaking population. —J Nerv Ment Dis 178:510-517, 1990

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Authors
KAY, S. R., FISZBEIN, A., VITAL-HERNE, M., & FUENTES, L. S.
Affiliations
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
  • Harlem Hospital Center (US)
  • Universidad de La Frontera (CL)
Venue
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Published
1990-08
Volume
178
Issue
8
Pages
510-517
ISSN
0022-3018 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2028150712
Cited by
122
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0.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc-nd
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  • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (publishedVersion)
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  • Omeka S (Universidad de La Frontera) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
PANSS, Spanish adaptation, schizophrenia, psychopathology assessment, inter-rater reliability, criterion validity, cross-cultural adaptation, psychiatric inpatients
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Language, Male, Minority Groups, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Spain

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