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Full name of scale |
(BIS) Birchwood Insight Scale(Birchwood et al., 1994) |
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Languages |
English |
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Rater |
Patient-rated |
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Utility |
A brief self-report measure measures the three dimensions of insight; ability to re-label symptoms, awareness of mental illness, and recognition of a need for treatment Increasingly being used in psychiatric research, especially studies involving people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders |
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Time to complete |
Brief, easy-to administer |
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Cost/license |
No information found |
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Other relevant info |
Brief, easy-to administer, self-report measure |
Birchwood, M., Smith, J., Drury, V., Healy, J., Macmillan, F., & Slade, M. (1994). A self‐report Insight Scale for psychosis: Reliability, validity and sensitivity to change. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 89(1), 62–67. Follow this link for the article.
