Hypomania Checklist-32.

HCL-32

What it measures

Self-report screen for hypomanic symptoms (lifetime 'high' periods) to detect bipolar-II and soft-bipolar features in patients presenting with depression; 32 hypomania symptom items plus contextual/impact items

Length and format

32 symptom items (+ contextual items on duration, impact and others' reactions). Yes/no symptom items, summed 0-32; common screening cut-off ~14 (varies by study/version) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

30+ languages; explicitly developed and validated multinationally (ES, IT, DE, ZH, PT, TR, FR, and many more)

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

open with attribution

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Reference

Angst, J., Adolfsson, R., Benazzi, F., et al. (2005). The HCL-32: towards a self-assessment tool for hypomanic symptoms in outpatients. Journal of Affective Disorders, 88(2), 217-233.