Premorbid Adjustment Scale

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A 26-item, retrospective questionnaire designed to assess the degree of an individual's achievement of developmental goals from childhood through adulthood, prior to the onset of schizophrenia. This rating scale includes measures for sociability and social withdrawal, peer relationships, scholastic performance, adaptation to school, and ability to form socio-sexual relationships. Performance is scored on a 7-point scale ranging from 0 (healthiest adjustment) to 6 (lowest adjustment).

**Synonyms:** - PAS - Premorbid