Scale for the assessment of negative symptoms (SANS)

Full name of scale

SANS – Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms + short form

Languages

English, French

Rater

Clinician-rated

Training

No information found

Utility

For both clinicians and research; helps the clinician track treatment progress.

Widely used in both academic and pharmaceutical industry trials

The SANS must be used in conjunction with a positive symptoms rating scale

Time to complete

Variable. Can be approximately 30 min

Cost/license

No information found

Andreasen, N. (1983). Scale for the assessment of negative symptoms. Iowa City: University of Iowa.

 

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