Preferred Label : brief psychiatric rating scale;
MeSH definition : A scale comprising 18 symptom constructs chosen to represent relatively independent
dimensions of manifest psychopathology. The initial intended use was to provide more
efficient assessment of treatment response in clinical psychopharmacology research;
however, the scale was readily adapted to other uses. (From Hersen, M. and Bellack,
A.S., Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques, p. 87);
MeSH synonym : overall and gorham brief psychiatric rating scale; overall gorham brief psychiatric rating scale; overall-gorham brief psychiatric rating scale;
MeSH annotation : DF: BPRS;
Origin ID : D010054;
UMLS CUI : C0029941;
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A scale comprising 18 symptom constructs chosen to represent relatively independent
dimensions of manifest psychopathology. The initial intended use was to provide more
efficient assessment of treatment response in clinical psychopharmacology research;
however, the scale was readily adapted to other uses. (From Hersen, M. and Bellack,
A.S., Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques, p. 87)