Measurement of Premorbid Adjustment in Chronic Schizophrenia

摘要: The Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) is a rating scale which was developed to be applicable in research setting. It designed evaluate the degree of achievement developmental goals at each several periods subject's life before onset schizophrenia. A description and its use presented, along with discussion psychometric properties. PAS has been found useful identifying patients likely become chronically hospitalized or high risk for readmission. may also serve as possible predictor brain abnormalities on computerized tomography (CT) scan.