Table 1.

Assessment instruments

Assessment	Instrument
Psychopathology	Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS) [41]*
	Scale for the Assessment Negative Symptoms (SANS) [42]*
	Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) [43]*
	Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) [44]*
Functioning	Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) [45]*
	Social and Occupational Functioning Scale (SOFAS) [46]**
	Productivity Interview Questionnaire (adapted from the Client Socio-Demographic and Service Receipt Inventory) [47]*
	Life Skills Profile [48]**
Medication and side effects	Patient Compliance Interview [49]*
	Medication Compliance: Pill Count Form [49,50]*
Substance use	Chemical Use/Abuse/Dependence-Scale (CUAD) [51]*
	Time Line Follow Back [40]*
Working alliance	Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) [52]**
Randomization preference	Self administered questionnaire***
Quality of life	Life Satisfaction and Psychological Well-being domains of the Wisconsin Quality of Life-Client version [53]**
Duration of untreated psychosis	Circumstances of Onset and Relapse Schedule (CORS) [11]***
Promorbid adjustment	Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) [52]***
Service use including hospital admittance and total bed days	Self administered questionnaire with list of services received
	Regie de l’Assurance-maladie du Quebec (Quebec medical insurance; RAMQ)****
	Med-Echo (for hospitalizations)****

*Assessed at each evaluation (every 3 months).

**Assessed at every second evaluation (every 6 months).

***Assessed once at baseline.

****Assessed post study completion.