The following clinical assessment measures are useful for assessing the preoccupation, pervasiveness, intensity, inflexibility, significance, conviction, frequency and/or content dimensions of psychosis:
Symptomatology
- Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (Overall & Gorham, 1962)
- Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (Kay et al., 1989)
- Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (Andreason, 1984)
- Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (Andreason, 1989)
- Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (Asberg et al., 1978)
To Quantify the Dimensions of Psychotic Symptoms
- Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (Haddock et al.,1999)
- Topography of Voices Rating Scale (Hustig & Hafner, 1990)
- Schedule of Assessment of Insight (David, 1990)
- Voice Power Differential Scale
To Conduct a Cognitive Behavioural Assessment
- Antecedent and Coping Interview (Tarrier, 1992)
- Maudsley Assessment of Delusions Scale (Wessely et al., 1993)
- Cognitive Assessment of Voices: Interview Scale (Chadwick et al., 1996)
To Assess Beliefs & Schemas
- Evaluative Beliefs Scale (Chadwick et al., 1996)
- Dysfunctional Working Models Scale (Perris et al.,1998)
- Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire – R (Chadwick & Birchwood, 1995; 2006)
- Voices Acceptance & Action Scale (Shawyer et al., 2007)
To Assess Adherence in Conducting CBT
- Cognitive Therapy Scale for Psychosis (Haddock et al., 2001)
- Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis Adherence Scale (Startup et al.,
2002)