Abnormal Bodily Phenomena questionnaire - Italian version

The Abnormal Bodily Phenomena questionnaire (ABPq) is a semi-structured interview created to evaluate the subjective, experiential anomalies in feelings, sensations, perceptions and cognitions arising in the domain of the lived body.The ABPq originated from analyses of the clinical files of 550 consecutive outpatients affected by schizophrenic and affective disorders.The Italian version of the ABPq is herewith presented. A brief description of the instrument is reported. The procedures followed for translation and adaptations of the interview, as well as the training of researchers and the results on its reproducibility are illustrated.