Camberwell Assessment of Need, short appraisal schedule (CANSAS)

Full name of scale

Camberwell Assessment of Need, short appraisal schedule(Phelan et al., 1995)

Languages

English, French, Mandarin, Swedish, Dutch, Greek, German, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Persian, Polish, Thai

Rater

Clinician-rated

Training

No formal training needed

 

Training and consultation from an external expert possible: email researchintorecovery [at] nottingham.ac.uk

Utility

Suitable for both routine clinical practice and research

 

The clinical version (CAN-C): designed to be used by staff to plan patients' care; expecting CAN-C to be used as a routine instrument for initial assessments, the formulation of care plans and for regular case reviews.

 

The research version (CAN-R): primarily a mental health service evaluation tool; intended to be a service evaluation instrument

Time to complete

Within 30 minutes

Cost/license

No information found

Phelan, M., Slade, M., Thornicroft, G., Dunn, G., Holloway, F., Wykes, T., … Hayward, P. (1995). The Camberwell Assessment of Need: The validity and reliability of an instrument to assess the needs of people with severe mental illness. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 167(5), 589–595. Follow this link for the article.

 

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