MDQ Mood Disorder Screening

About This Screening

The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) is a validated screening tool for bipolar disorder. It asks about periods of elevated or irritable mood and related symptoms. Your responses are processed entirely in your browser and are not stored or transmitted.

Instructions

Please answer each question as best you can. Check YES or NO for each item.

Instructions

Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and...

1. You felt so good or so hyper that other people thought you were not your normal self or you were so hyper that you got into trouble?

2. You were so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments?

3. You felt much more self-confident than usual?

4. You got much less sleep than usual and found you didn't really miss it?

5. You were much more talkative or spoke much faster than usual?

6. Thoughts raced through your head or you couldn't slow your mind down?

7. You were so easily distracted by things around you that you had trouble concentrating or staying on track?

8. You had much more energy than usual?

9. You were much more active or did many more things than usual?

10. You were much more social or outgoing than usual, for example, you telephoned friends in the middle of the night?

11. You were much more interested in sex than usual?

12. You did things that were unusual for you or that other people might have thought were excessive, foolish, or risky?

13. Spending money got you or your family into trouble?

Part 2: Co-occurrence

If you checked YES to more than one of the above, have several of these ever happened during the same period of time?

Check YES if several of these symptoms happened during the same period of time.

Part 3: Problem Level

How much of a problem did any of these cause you?

No problem

Minor problem

Moderate problem

Serious problem

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