Introduction
The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a rating scale which a clinician or researcher may use to measure psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, hallucinations and unusual behaviour. The scale is one of the oldest, most widely used scales to measure psychotic symptoms.
The BPRS was initially developed by John E. Overall and Donald R. Gorham and was first published in 1962.
The BPRS is intended for use on adult psychiatric patients and has been validated for use in elderly populations. A version designed for children called the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Children was also developed by Overall and Betty Pfefferbaum, with different scale structures and factors.
Use the following EVALUATION FORM to evaluate your patient and PRINT THE FORM when the evaluation is completed.
References
- Overall JE, Gorham DR (1962). The brief psychiatric rating scale. Psychological Reports 1962 vol. 10, pp799-812
- Overall, J. E.; Gorham, D. R. (1988). “The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS): recent developments in ascertainment and scaling”. Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 22: 97–99.
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- Overall, John E.; Beller, Suha A. (1984-03-01). “The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) in Geropsychiatric Research: I. Factor Structure on an Inpatient Unit”. Journal of Gerontology. 39 (2): 187–193. doi:10.1093/geronj/39.2.187. ISSN 0022-1422. PMID 6699374.
- Overall, J. E.; Pfefferbaum, B. (April 1982). “The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale for Children”. Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 18 (2): 10–16. ISSN 0048-5764. PMID 7111598.
- “Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Expanded version 4.0: Scales anchor points and administration manual”. ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-03-02.