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SCAN (Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry) and the PSE (Present State Examination) Tradition

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The development of a series of instruments that has so far culminated in Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) version 2.0 began in the late 1950s because of the need for better tools for clinical measurement (including categorization and diagnosis). The basic principles of the Present State Examination (PSE) had long been decided by the time of first publication in 1974 and have remained the same since. Based on the glossary of differential definitions, the aim is to provide comprehensive, accurate and technically specifiable means of describing and classifying clinical phenomena in order to make comparisons. Insofar as it fulfils this aim, SCAN can be used to enhance clinical work and education and advance knowledge through its use in biomedical, epidemiological and psychosocial research.

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  1. Research Unit, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 7 Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X 7EE, London, UK

    John Wing

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  1. Institute of Psychiatry, PRiSM, SE5 8AF, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, UK

    Graham Thornicroft

  2. Servizio di Psicologia Medica, Istituto di Psichiatria, Università di Verona, Ospedale Policlinico, I-37134, Verona, Italy

    Michele Tansella

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Wing, J. (1996). SCAN (Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry) and the PSE (Present State Examination) Tradition. In: Thornicroft, G., Tansella, M. (eds) Mental Health Outcome Measures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80202-7_9

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