title: Ward rating scales for long-stay patients: a review.
abstract: Twenty-nine published ward rating scales for long-stay psychiatric patients are reviewed according to a standard set of criteria. Attention is paid to details of the rating setting, the rating procedure, and scale construction and evaluation, and some detailed recommendations are made. Only 4 scales meet a subset of 5 minimal criteria.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales