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Appendix 1 - Black Dog Institute Self-test for Bipolar Disorder: The Mood Swings Questionnaire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2009

Gordon Parker
Affiliation:
Scientia Professor, School of Psychiatry University of New South Wales; Executive Director Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
Gordon Parker
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
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Summary

This self-assessment test comprises three initial questions followed by a checklist. Only if you answer ‘yes’ to the first three questions should you continue on with the checklist. At the end of the test you will be given your results.

Firstly, have you had episodes of clinical depression – involving a period of at least 2 weeks where you were significantly depressed and unable to work or only able to work with difficulty – and had at least 4 of the following:

  • Loss of interest and pleasure in most things

  • Appetite or weight change

  • Sleep disturbance

  • Physical slowing or agitation

  • Fatigue or low energy

  • Feeling hopeless and helpless

  • Poor concentration

  • Suicidal thoughts?

If yes, proceed.

Secondly, do you have times when your mood ‘cycles’, that is, do you experience ‘ups’ as well as depressive episodes?

If yes, proceed.

Thirdly, during the ‘ups’ do you feel more ‘wired’ and ‘hyper’ than you would experience during times of normal happiness?

If yes, proceed.

Please complete the checklist below, rating the extent to which each item applies to you during such ‘up’ times.

Responses in the ‘much more’ cell score 2, those in the ‘somewhat more’ cell score 1 and those in the ‘no more’ cell score 0. The total score is the sum of all 27 items. A score of 22 or more, together with episodes of clinical depression, suggests possible Bipolar I or II Disorder and would warrant detailed clinical assessment.

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Bipolar II Disorder
Modelling, Measuring and Managing
, pp. 296 - 297
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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