title: The Schedule for the Deficit syndrome: an instrument for research in schizophrenia.
abstract: The Schedule for the Deficit Syndrome (SDS) is an instrument for categorizing schizophrenic patients into those with and those without the deficit syndrome. In a study of 40 schizophrenic patients diagnosed by DSM-III criteria, raters using the SDS demonstrated good interrater reliability for this categorization, as well as for individual negative symptoms and a rating of global severity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: McKenney
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Alphs
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal; D001288:Attention; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012564:Schizophrenic Language; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014705:Verbal Behavior