• Psychology
• Published 2000
• DOI:10.1080/09638230050009186

Health of the nation outcome scales for psychiatry: Are they valid?

@inproceedings{Adams2000HealthOT,
  title={Health of the nation outcome scales for psychiatry: Are they valid?},
  author={Malcolm Adams and Anne Palm{\'e}r and John T O'brien and William G. Crook},
  year={2000}
}

• Malcolm Adams, Anne Palmér, +1 author William G. Crook

The study investigates the performance of the recently developed Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) by validating scores against three other well-validated instruments for assessing psychiatric symptoms and social functioning. A consecutive sample of 100 admissions to an acute psychiatric ward were assessed at admission and discharge. Scores on the HoNOS were compared to those on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Symptom Checklist 90-Revised and the Social Adjustment Scale. Only half… CONTINUE READING

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