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Table 11 Summary of Items from the PANSS Identified as "Very Good," "Good," and "Weak."

From: Use of NON-PARAMETRIC Item Response Theory to develop a shortened version of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

Very Good Items

Good Items

Weak Items

P1. Delusions

P5. Grandiosity

P7. Hostility

P2. Conceptual

Disorganization

G7. Motor Retardation

N5. Difficulty in Abstract Thinking

P3. Hallucinatory Behaviour

 

G1.Somatic Concern

P4. Excitement

 

G2.Anxiety

P6. Suspiciousness/Persecution

 

G3.Guilt Feelings

N1. Blunted Affect

 

G5.Mannerisms/Posturing

N2. Emotional Withdrawal

 

G10.Disorientation

N3. Poor Rapport

 

G11.Poor Attention

N4. Passive Apathetic Social

Withdrawal

 

G12.Lack of Judgment

N6. Lack of Spontaneity

 

G15.Preoccupation

N7. Stereotyped Thinking

 

G16. Social Avoidance

G4.Tension

  

G6.Depression

  

G8.Uncooperative

  

G9.Unusual Thought Content

  

G13.Disturbance Volition

  

G14.Poor Impulse control

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