Measures the prevalence of positive and negative syndromes in schizophrenia.

Facial and Oral Movements

Muscles of facial expression

  • e.g. movements of forehead, eyebrows, periorbital area, cheeks, including, frowning, blinking, smiling, grimacing

Lips and perioral area

  • e.g. puckering, pouting, smacking

Jaw

  • e.g. biting, clenching, chewing, mouth opening, lateral movement

Tongue

  • Rate only increases in movement both in and out of mouth. NOT inability to sustain movement. Darting in and out of mouthRate only increases in movement both in and out of mouth. NOT inability to sustain movement. Darting in and out of mouth

Extremity Movements

Upper (arms, wrists, hands, fingers)

  • Rate only increases in movement both in and out of mouth. NOT inability to sustain movement. Darting in and out of mouthRate only increases in movement both in and out of mouth. NOT inability to sustain movement. Darting in and out of mouth

Lower (legs, knees, ankles, toes)

  • e.g. lateral knee movement, foot tapping, heel dropping, foot squirming, inversion and eversion of foot

Trunk Movements

Neck, shoulders, hips

  • e.g. rocking, twisting, squirming, pelvic gyrations

Global Judgements

  • Severity of abnormal movements overall

  • Incapacitation due to abnormal movements

  • Patient's awareness of abnormal movements

Dental Status

  • Current problems with teeth and/or dentures?

  • Are dentures usually worn?

  • Edentia?

Other

  • Do movements disappear in sleep?

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Points

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HAM-D Score Grade
0-7 Normal
8-13 Mild depression
14-18 Moderate depression
19-22 Severe depression
≥23 Very severe depression