Identification, Screening, and Assessment Resources for Providers

Information on screening tools, assessment procedures, and how to discuss diagnoses with individuals and families.

Prevention of psychosis in adolescents – systematic review and meta-analysis of advances in detection, prognosis, and intervention
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
This review article addresses the gaps and furthers understanding in the field of prevention of psychosis for children and adolescents at clinical high-risk for psychosis.

Neurocognitive Functioning in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
JAMA Psychiatry
This study aims to provide an updated synthesis of evidence on the consistency and magnitude of neurocognitive functioning in individuals at CHR-P.

The Prodromal Questionnaire
University of California, San Francisco
The Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ) and its derivatives, including the PQ-Brief (PQ-B), the PQ-16, the PQ-Brief Child Version, and the PQ-Likert Scale Version have been translated into other languages.

PRIME Screen - Revised (PDF | 103 KB)
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takahiro Nemoto, Hiroki Koshikawa, Yasunori Osono, Ryoko Yamazawa, Masaaki Murakami, Haruo Kashima, and Masafumi Mizuno
The PRIME screener was developed by researchers from Yale University’s PRIME Clinic based on a structured interview known as the SIPS (Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes). The PRIME screen is designed to quickly assess individuals at risk for developing a psychotic disorder.

Abbreviated Clinical Structured Interview for DSM-5 Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (Mini-SIPS)
Scott Woods, Barbara Walsh, Tyrone Cannon
The mini-SIPS is a condensed version of the SIPS designed to take 20-30 minutes to conduct. It is intended to efficiently identify for clinicians the minimum information needed to support a DSM-5 Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome (APS) diagnosis.

Online Training for Mini-SIPS
Yale University
This research study involves a training program that is designed to introduce psychosis, explain the mini-SIPS instrument, and provide the background knowledge needed to assess an individual for APS, as defined in the DSM-5.