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April 23rd 2024

Phillips Rating Scale of Premorbid Adjustment in Schizophrenia

Phillips Rating Scale of Premorbid Adjustment in Schizophrenia

a method of analyzing the premorbid adjustment of patients with schizophrenia as part of a determination of their prognosis. It is based on questions derived by a researcher from case-history information. Also called Phillips Scale; Phillips Scale of Premorbid Adjustment. [developed in 1953 by psychopharmacologist Leslie Phillips]