Full name of scale |
Nottingham Onset Schedule |
Languages |
English |
Rater |
Clinician-rated |
Training |
In the study done by Singh et al. (2005), to assess the inter-rater reliability, the raters were trained for the concept and components of the measure and its rating rules. |
Utility |
Clinical and research settings
This measure is a short, guided interview and rating schedule which aims to assess the onset in psychosis.
This measure consists of two parts: a Preliminary Assessment Schedule (PAS) and an interview. PAS is derived from the case notes, and it determines some important dates and anchor points for the interview. The interview is conducted using probes provided by the PAS and by referring to a list of prodromal symptoms. |
Time to complete |
it is an easy to use and time efficient measure |
Cost/license |
No information found |
Singh, S. P., Cooper, J. E., Fisher, H. L., Tarrant, C. J., Lloyd, T., Banjo, J., … Jones, P. (2005). Determining the chronology and components of psychosis onset: The Nottingham Onset Schedule (NOS). Schizophrenia Research, 80(1), 117–130. Follow this link for the article.