The CAARMS: Assessing Young People at Ultra High Risk of Psychosis
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The Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States 23 (CAARMS 23) is a free, semi-structured assessment tool used by mental health professionals and researchers to identify help-seeking young people who are at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis.

The CAARMS 23 is appropriate for use in clinical settings to assess the presence of an at-risk mental state (ultra-high risk state) indicating risk of developing a psychotic disorder and for assessing the presence of psychotic symptoms of sufficient severity and frequency to warrant the diagnosis of a psychotic disorder.

Ratings generated from the CAARMS 23 should be recorded on the separate CAARMS 23 Record Form.

This page previously hosted a manual for using the CAARMS, which can now be downloaded here.