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Full name of scale |
Schizophrenia Proneness Instrument |
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Languages |
English, German |
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Rater |
Patient-rated |
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Utility |
Research and clinical settings
The instrument captures the basic symptoms that are subtle, subclinical, and phenomenologically clearly distinct from (attenuated) psychotic symptoms. These symptoms can be experienced before the first episode psychosis, between and after episodes, or during the psychotic episodes.
Two versions exist:
With this instrument symptoms can be assessed as early as the age of 8, however, some basic symptoms require a higher cognitive-developmental state and thus should not be assessed before the age of 13. The SPI-CY offers the possibility of incorporating information from parents or caregivers. While such third-party information may support a better assessment of the child/adolescent, it should not replace child/adolescent. |
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Time to complete |
No information found |
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Cost/license |
Must be purchased |
Schultze-Lutter, F., Addington, J., Ruhrmann, S., & Klosterkötter, J. (2007). Schizophrenia Proneness Instrument, Adult version (SPI-A). Roma: Giovanni Fioriti Editore s.l.r.
Schultze-Lutter, Frauke, & Koch, E. (2010). Schizophrenia Proneness Instrument: Child and youth version (SPI-CY). Fioriti Rome.
Fux, L., Walger, P., Schimmelmann, B. G., & Schultze-Lutter, F. (2013). The schizophrenia proneness instrument, child and youth version (SPI-CY): Practicability and discriminative validity. Schizophrenia Research, 146(1–3), 69–78. Follow this link for the article.
