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Manic State Rating Scale
26 behaviors, scored on frequency and intensity. Covers dysphoric and euphoric manias. There's less cross-over with ADD/ADHD than the YMRS and as someone who has lived long-term manias and has been around plenty of people in dysphoric and euphoric manias, this is a much better indicator of mania, and how well your meds work over time to treat your manias. Does really well as far as standardized go in covering mixed states and ultradian rapid cycling. But, really, if a doctor is going to being giving you a test for bipolar, this is the one to take as far as the manic phase goes.
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How it's done:
The behaviors: (1) looks depressed (may seem counter-intuitive, but this is how you discern mixed states and ultradian rapid cycling) (2) is talking (3) moves from one place to another (4) makes threats (5) has poor judgment (6) dresses inappropriately (7) looks happy and cheerful (8) seeks out others (for whatever reasons) (9) is distractible (10) has grandiose ideas (11) is irritable (12) is combative and destructive (13) is delusional (14) verbalizes depressive feelings (instead of letting them fester) (15) is active (16) is argumentative (17) talks about sex (18) is angry (19) is careless about dress and grooming (20) has diminished impulse control (21) verbalizes feelings of well-being (22) is suspicious (23) makes unrealistic plans (24) demands contact with others (25) is sexually preoccupied (26) jumps from one subject to another
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Please, if you know of any sites with quality information about pill identification send me an e-mail to jerod23 at gmail dot com and I'll check them out. Even if you're starting your own let me know. There's no guarantee I'll list it, but you never know. English language is not a requirement. All I ask is that you don't have to register first to use the site. A user agreement is fine, but registration isn't for a listing here.
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References:
Beigel A Murphy DL Bunney WE Jr. "The Manic-State Rating Scale." Archives of General Psychiatry. 1971; 25 256
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