Psychiatry glossary

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SANS

Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms - an assessment tool for the evaluation of drug treatment effects on schizophrenia symptoms.

SAS

Simpson Angus Scale - an assessment tool designed to measure the symptoms of parkinsonism or extrapyramidal side effects related to the use of antipsychotic medications.

Schizophrenia

A common form of psychosis characterised by hallucinations and/or delusions, personality changes, withdrawal and thought and speech disturbances.