Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: The mood disorder questionnaire
Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: The mood disorder questionnaire
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DOI:
10.1176/appi.ajp.157.11.1873
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发表时间:
2000-11-01
影响因子:
17.7
通讯作者:
Zajecka, J
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作者:
Hirschfeld, RMA;Williams, JBW;Zajecka, J
Objective: Bipolar spectrum disorders, which include bipolar I, bipolar II, and bipolar disorder not otherwise specified, frequently go unrecognized, undiagnosed, and untreated. This report describes the validation of a new brief self-report screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorders called the Mood Disorder Questionnaire.Method: A total of 198 patients attending five outpatient clinics that primarily treat patients with mood disorders completed the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. A research professional, blind to the Mood Disorder Questionnaire results, conducted a telephone research diagnostic interview by means of the bipolar module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.Results: A Mood Disorder Questionnaire screening score of 7 or more items yielded good sensitivity (0.73) and very good specificity (0.90).Conclusions: The Mood Disorder Questionnaire is a useful screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder in a psychiatric outpatient population.