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- Title
Validation of the Brief Negative Symptom Scale in Korean patients with schizophrenia.
- Authors
Jeakal, Eunju; Park, Kiho; Lee, Eunbyeol; Strauss, Gregory P.; Choi, Kee‐Hong
- Abstract
Introduction: The Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) was developed based on the current consensus on negative symptoms. We validated the Korean version of the BNSS (K‐BNSS) and explored the factor structure of negative symptoms among 173 Koreans with schizophrenia. Methods: Clinical interviews and neurocognitive assessments were administered to evaluate the factor structure, validity, and reliability of the K‐BNSS. Results: The five‐factor model of the K‐BNSS showed excellent reliability and validity. Discussion: Our findings confirm that the K‐BNSS is a promising instrument for assessing negative symptoms of schizophrenia, and that negative symptoms are best conceptualized in the form of five domains.
- Subjects
SYMPTOMS; PEOPLE with schizophrenia; FACTOR structure; CONFIRMATORY factor analysis
- Publication
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1758-5864
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/appy.12382