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Psychosis Screening Questionnaire

The Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ) is a 5-10 minute self-report measure used to screen for psychotic symptoms in the past year. It contains 5 probe questions about hypomania, thought insertion, paranoia, strange experiences, and hallucinations. For any affirmative responses, a follow up question is asked to determine if the experience was unusual or bizarre in nature. The PSQ was developed by Bebbington and Nayani in 1995 to identify psychotic symptoms in general and psychiatric populations.

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Psychosis Screening Questionnaire

The Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ) is a 5-10 minute self-report measure used to screen for psychotic symptoms in the past year. It contains 5 probe questions about hypomania, thought insertion, paranoia, strange experiences, and hallucinations. For any affirmative responses, a follow up question is asked to determine if the experience was unusual or bizarre in nature. The PSQ was developed by Bebbington and Nayani in 1995 to identify psychotic symptoms in general and psychiatric populations.

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  • Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ): This section provides an overview of the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire, its references, usage, and descriptions, including the administration time and population group.

PSYCHOSIS SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (PSQ)

Reference:
Bebbington, P.E., & Nayani, T. (1995). The Psychosis Screening Questionnaire.
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 5, 11-19.

Administration time: 5-10 minutes


Rating instructions: Self-report
Population groups: General and psychiatric populations

DESCRIPTION:
The scale was developed to screen for the presence of psychotic symptoms in the past year. It
has five probe questions asking about hypomania, thought insertion, paranoia, strange
experience, and hallucinations. If the respondent’s response is affirmative, a follow-up
question is asked in each section. Questions are as follows:
Hypomania probe: Over the past year, have there been times when you felt very happy
indeed without a break for days on end? If yes, (a) Was there an obvious reason for this? (b)
Did your relatives or friends think it was strange or complain about it?
Thought insertion: Over the past year, have you ever felt that your thoughts were directly
interfered with or controlled by some outside force or person? If yes, did this come about in a
way that many people would find hard to believe, for instance, through telepathy?
Paranoia Probe: Over the past year, have there been times when you felt that people were
against you? If yes, have there been times when you felt that people were deliberately acting
to harm you or your interests? Have there been times when you felt that a group of people
were plotting to cause you serious harm or injury?
Strange experiences: Over the past year, have there been times when you felt that something
strange was going on? If yes, did you feel it was so strange that other people would find it
very hard to believe?
Hallucinations: Over the past year, have there been times when you heard or saw things that
other people couldn’t? If yes, did you at any time hear voices saying quite a few words or
sentences when there was no one around that might account for it?
CORRESPONDENCE:
Professor Paul Bebbington, University College London, Mental Health Sciences Unit,
Charles Bell House, 67-73 Riding House Street, London. Email: [Link]@[Link]

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