Bipolar Spectrum Test (MDQ)
The 13-question Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) used to screen for bipolar spectrum disorder — plus the two follow-up questions clinicians use to confirm the pattern.
15 questions
4 min
Instructions
Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and... please answer each question about whether that kind of period has happened to you.MDQ items (13 Part-1 symptoms plus the co-occurrence and impairment questions) follow the official instrument's wording under the authors' free-use policy (free for clinical and research use with attribution).
Citations
- Hirschfeld, R. M. A., Williams, J. B. W., Spitzer, R. L., Calabrese, J. R., Flynn, L., Keck, P. E., ... 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. Validation and positive screen rule (7+ concurrent symptoms with moderate/serious impairment)
- Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), Hirschfeld et al. (2000). Used under the authors' free-use terms for screening purposes with attribution. Official instrument; free use with acknowledgment