Phillips Rating Scale of Premorbid Adjustment in Schizophrenia

a method of analyzing the premorbid adjustment of patients with schizophrenia as part of a determination of their prognosis. It is based on questions derived by a researcher from case-history information. Also called Phillips Scale; Phillips Scale of Premorbid Adjustment. [developed in 1953 by psychopharmacologist Leslie Phillips]

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May 6th 2024

subjects-to-variables ratio

the number of research participants compared to the number of research variables (e.g., 5 to 1) in a study. The subjects-to-variables ratio provides a guideline for determining what size sample to use to ensure the greatest power when conducting a statistical analysis, such as multiple regression or factor analysis.