Prototypical profiles of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.
J Pers Assess
; 75(3): 373-86, 2000 Dec.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-11117152
ABSTRACT
Three prototypical profiles of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS; Overall & Gorham, 1962) were isolated using a Q-type factor-analytic strategy with a sample of homeless men with mental illness (N=165). The 3 profiles--depressed, actively psychotic, and withdrawn--were used to study changes in BPRS profiles over time in a control group and a group that received assertive community treatment (ACT). Over2 time periods (inception to 12 months and 12-24 months), the 2 groups did not differ in terms of changes in profile shape, but they did differ in terms of changes in profile elevation. The ACT group evidenced a decrease in symptom severity during the last 12 months, whereas the control group showed an increase. Although changes in profile shape in both groups did occur, there was a significant tendency for the shape of the BPRS profiles to remain stable from the inception of the study to the 12-month assessment and from that time to the 24-month assessment. We describe the uses of these prototypical profiles and discuss the applicability of this analytical approach to other assessment instruments.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Ill-Housed Persons
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Depression
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pers Assess
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States