Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

Score interpretation for Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

Reference information · Score-entry tool

Field	Instrument context
Version	PANSS; original 30-item, 1–7 rating system
Respondent	Clinician
Purpose	Score interpretation for Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

Clinician score entry

Enter the positive, negative and general psychopathology totals from a trained clinician’s completed PANSS.

Positive subscale (7–49)

Negative subscale (7–49)

General psychopathology subscale (16–112)

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Administration

Enter the positive, negative and general psychopathology totals from a trained clinician’s completed PANSS.

Positive: 7–49; negative: 7–49; general: 16–112. Their sum is 30–210.

Higher scores indicate more severe rated psychopathology. A score of 30 is the mathematical floor, not a zero-based score.
No universal diagnostic or illness-severity bands are assigned here.
The interview, collateral history and precise anchors are necessary. PANSS-6, PANSS-EC and other derivatives are separate instruments.

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