Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: The mood disorder questionnaire

R. M.A. Hirschfeld; J. B.W. Williams; R. L. Spitzer; J. R. Calabrese; L. Flynn; Jr Keck; L. Lewis; S. L. McElroy; R. M. Post; D. J. Rapport; J. M. Russell; G. S. Sachs; J. Zajecka

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Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: The mood disorder questionnaire

R. M.A. Hirschfeld, J. B.W. Williams, R. L. Spitzer, J. R. Calabrese, L. Flynn, Jr Keck, L. Lewis, S. L. McElroy, R. M. Post, D. J. Rapport, J. M. Russell, G. S. Sachs, J. Zajecka

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1873-1875
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	157
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.11.1873
State	Published - 2000

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Hirschfeld, R. M. A., Williams, J. B. W., Spitzer, R. L., Calabrese, J. R., Flynn, L., Keck, J., Lewis, L., McElroy, S. L., Post, R. M., Rapport, D. J., Russell, J. M., Sachs, G. S., & Zajecka, J. (2000). Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: The mood disorder questionnaire. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(11), 1873-1875. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.11.1873

Hirschfeld, RMA, Williams, JBW, Spitzer, RL, Calabrese, JR, Flynn, L, Keck, J, Lewis, L, McElroy, SL, Post, RM, Rapport, DJ, Russell, JM, Sachs, GS & Zajecka, J 2000, 'Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: The mood disorder questionnaire', American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 157, no. 11, pp. 1873-1875. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.11.1873

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