Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

Synonyms

Overall Gorham Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

Overall and Gorham Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

Overall-Gorham Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

A scale comprising 18 symptom constructs chosen to represent relatively independent dimensions of manifest psychopathology. The initial intended use was to provide more efficient assessment of treatment response in clinical psychopharmacology research; however, the scale was readily adapted to other uses. (From Hersen, M. and Bellack, A.S., Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques, p. 87)