mood disorder questionnaire

Indications

• screening for bipolar-affective disorder

Procedure

• has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and
  • you felt so good or hyper that other people thought you were not your normal self or you were so hyper that you go yourself in trouble
  • you sere so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments
  • you felt much more self-confident that usual
  • you got much less sleep than usual and did not miss it
  • you were much more talkative than usual or spoke much faster than usual
  • thoughts raced through you head and you could not slow them down
  • you were easily distracted by things and trouble focusing on a task
  • you had much more energy than usual
  • you were much more active than usual
  • you were much more social or outgoing than usual
  • you were much more interested in sex than usual
  • you did things that were unusual for you or that other people thought were excessive, foolish or risky
  • you spent money foolishly getting yourself or your family in trouble
• if yes to any one of 1 a-m, have several of these occurred in the same period of time
• how much of a problem did any of these cause you?

More general terms

• health questionnaire