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Psychopathology

- General Information
- Items used in BASE
  - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  - Specific Behavior and Speech Scale
- Raw Constructs Created in BASE

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Psychopathology:
General Information

When? | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7
Where? | Intensive Protocol (IP) | - | Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intensive Protocol (IP) | - | - | -
Questionnaire | IP: 1. Psychopathology a) BPRS, pp. 1-3 b) Specific Behavior and Speech Scale pp. 11-14 | - | IP: 1. Psychopathology a) BPRS b) Specific Behavior and Speech Scale | IP: 1. Psychopathology a) BPRS b) Specific Behavior and Speech Scale | - | - | -
SIR Data bank | IP: Psycha rec/table 11 (q1psypat) | - | IP: Psycha rec/table 211 (q3psypat) | IP: Psycha rec/table 311 (q4psypat) | - | - | -

To assess general psychopathology (non-syndrome-specific, including subclinical), several instruments were used in the BASE intensive protocol (IP):
(1) For screening purposes, the Specific Behavior and Speech scale, which was developed within the BASE psychiatry unit, was used by the psychiatrists as well as the research assistants (see observation protocol) to rate certain features of participants' behavior and speech. Judgements were made on a 4-point-Likert-scale (1 = certainly not, 4 = certainly yes).
(2) A general psychopathological profile was obtained using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS, Overall & Gorham, 1962; see Literature). This 18-item scale was used by the examining psychiatrist, who rated on a 7-point-scale (1 = non-existing, 7 = extremely distinct) whether certain psychopathological aspects apply to the participant. The BPRS contains five subscales (Anxiety / Depression, Anergia, Thought disturbance, Activation, Hostility)

As further psychopathological aspects, hypochondriacal fears, subjective health complaints, and participants' sleeping behavior were considered.

Literature: Helmchen, Baltes, Geiselmann, Kanowski, Linden, Reischies, Wagner, & Wilms, 1996; Helmchen, Baltes, Geiselmann, Kanowski, Linden, Reischies, Wagner, Wernicke, & Wilms, 1999.

- General Information
- Items used in BASE
  - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  - Specific Behavior and Speech Scale
- Raw Constructs Created in BASE

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Psychopathology:
Items used in BASE

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Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

Note:
According to the design, variable names for Time 1 have the prefix q1,
names for Time 3 have the prefix q3, and names for Time 4 have the prefix q4.

| Original items | Translation used in BASE | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4
1. | Somatic concern | Körperbezogenheit | q1bpr01 | + | +
2. | Anxiety: psychic | Angst | q1bpr02 | + | +
3. | Emotional withdrawal | Emotionale Zurückgezogenheit | q1bpr03 | + | +
4. | Conceptual disorganization (Incoherence) | Zerfall der Denkprozesse | q1bpr04 | + | +
5. | Self-depreciation and guilt feelings | Schuldgefühle | q1bpr05 | + | +
6. | Anxiety: somatic | Gespanntheit | q1bpr06 | + | +
7. | Specific movement disturbances | Manieriertheit, Affektiertheit, Positur | q1bpr07 | + | +
8. | Exaggerated self-esteem | Größenideen | q1bpr08 | + | +
9. | Depressive mood | Depressive Stimmungen | q1bpr09 | + | +
10. | Hostility | Feindseligkeit | q1bpr10 | + | +
11. | Suspiciousness | Mißtrauen, paranoide Inhalte | q1bpr11 | + | +
12. | Hallucinations | Halluzinationen | q1bpr12 | + | +
13. | Motor retardation | Motorische Verlangsamung | q1bpr13 | + | +
14. | Uncooperativeness | Unkooperatives Verhalten | q1bpr14 | + | +
15. | Unusual thought content | Ungewöhnliche Denkinhalte | q1bpr15 | + | +
16. | Blunted or inappropriate affect | Affektive Abstumpfung, Verflachung | q1bpr16 | + | +
17. | Psychomotor agitation | Erregung | q1bpr17 | + | +
18. | Disorientation and confusion | Orientierungsstörungen | q1bpr18 | + | +

- General Information
- Items used in BASE
  - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  - Specific Behavior and Speech Scale
- Raw Constructs Created in BASE

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Psychopathology:
Items used in BASE

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Specific Behavior and Speech Scale

Note:
According to the design, variable names for Time 1 have the prefix q1,
names for Time 3 have the prefix q3, and names for Time 4 have the prefix q4.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4
1. | Artikulationsprobleme | Articulatory problems | q1pat01 | + | +
2. | umständliche Sprache | Awkward speech | q1pat02 | + | +
3. | verminderte Menge der Sprachäußerungen | Increased articulation | q1pat03 | + | +
4. | vermehrte Menge der Sprachäußerungen | Decreased articulation | q1pat04 | + | +
5. | Verständnisstörung im Gespräch | Comprehension difficulties in Interview | q1pat05 | + | +
6. | Bewegungsunruhe | Hyperkinesis | q1pat06 | + | +
7. | Erinnerungsstörung im Gesprächsverlauf | Memory disturbance in interview | q1pat07 | + | +
8. | Mißtrauen | Distrust | q1pat08 | + | +
9. | bedrückte Stimmung | Depressed mood | q1pat09 | + | +
10. | vermehrte Stimmungsschwankungen | Increased variations of humour | q1pat10 | + | +
11. | Verlangsamung | Slowing | q1pat11 | + | +
12. | Ängstlichkeit | Anxiety | q1pat12 | + | +

- General Information
- Items used in BASE
  - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  - Specific Behavior and Speech Scale
- Raw Constructs Created in BASE

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Psychopathology:
Raw Constructs Created in BASE

Note:
According to the design, construct names for Time 1 have the prefix q1,
names for Time 3 have the prefix q3, and names for Time 4 have the prefix q4.

Constructs | Construct names Time 1 | Construct names Time 3 | Construct names Time 4
BPRS Score
1. | q1bprsum | + | +
Sum score (all subscales)
BPRS-Subscale: Anxiety / Depression
1. | q1andp | + | +
Sum score (items 1, 2, 5, 9)
BPRS-Subscale: Anergia
1. | q1aner | + | +
Sum score (items 3, 13, 16, 18)
BPRS-Subscale: Thought disturbance
1. | q1thot | + | +
Sum score (items 4, 8, 12, 15)
BPRS-Subscale: Activation
1. | q1actv | + | +
Sum score (items 6, 7, 17)
BPRS-Subscale: Hostility
1. | q1host | + | +
Sum score (items 10, 11, 14)

- General Information
- Items used in BASE
  - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
  - Specific Behavior and Speech Scale
- Raw Constructs Created in BASE

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