Mood Disorder Questionnaire.

MDQ

What it measures

Self-report screen for bipolar-spectrum disorder (lifetime manic/hypomanic symptoms, co-occurrence, impairment)

Length and format

13 (+ co-occurrence + impairment items). yes/no symptom items + clustering + 4-point impairment (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many incl. ES, FR, DE, ZH, JA, PT, AR, IT; the most validated bipolar self-screen worldwide

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - author permission

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Reference

Hirschfeld, R.M.A., et al. (2000). Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(11), 1873-1875.