Early Signs Monitoring Through a Period of Relapse in a Highly Symptomatic Chronic Schizophrenic Patient

The Early Signs Scale (Birchwood et al., 1989) for the monitoring of prodromal symptoms was used with a schizophrenic inpatient with severe residual psychotic symptoms. Marked changes in the scores were obtained in both self and observer reports during a period in which the patient was considered to “relapse”. The results suggest the possible wider applicability of the Early Signs Scale to patients who experience severe residual symptoms between relapse episodes.