Schedules for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry

The schedules for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry (SCAN) is a set of instruments, supported by manuals, that aim to measure and classify the psychopathology of the major psychiatric disorders of adult life. SCAN has been developed by the World Health Organization over several years and is widely used, as evidenced by its translation into 35 or more languages. To achieve robust levels of validity and reliability, SCAN is intended for use only by clinicians who have undertaken training at a World Health Organization designated SCAN training centre. There are 21 of these designated SCAN training and reference centres worldwide, five of which are in the United Kingdom. I attended …