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Certain constellations of prodromal symptoms have recently been shown to predict the onset of psychosis with a high degree of accuracy, thus making treatment intervention in the prodromal phase more feasible scientifically and ethically. Here we present a structured interview, the Structured Interview for Prodromal Symptoms (SIPS) and a severity scale, the Scale of Prodromal Symptoms (SOPS), to identify operationally the presence of these prodromal constellations and to measure their severity over time, including their conversion to actively psychotic states.
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McGlashan, T.H., Miller, T.J., Woods, S.W., Hoffman, R.E., Davidson, L. (2001). Instrument for the Assessment of Prodromal Symptoms and States. In: Miller, T., Mednick, S.A., McGlashan, T.H., Libiger, J., Johannessen, J.O. (eds) Early Intervention in Psychotic Disorders. NATO Science Series, vol 91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0892-1_7
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