Bipolar-Spectrum Context

MDQ symptom endorsement count, same-period clustering, functional impairment, family history, and prior Dx/treatment.

Document decreased need for sleep, elevated/irritable mood, risky behavior, psychosis, hospitalization, and antidepressant activation.

Clinical Use

Use as a screen only; document DDx, safety, substance/sleep rule-outs, and psychiatry referral or medication review plan.

MDQ Screener

Status: active
Variant: adult
Symptoms
Instrument Version: mdq-adult-v1

0/13 Score

0 of 13 Answered

Incomplete Requires 7 or more symptoms, same-period yes, and moderate or serious impairment.

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?

YesNo

Unanswered

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

YesNo

Unanswered

You felt much more self-confident than usual?

YesNo

Unanswered

You got much less sleep than usual and found that you did not really miss it?

YesNo

Unanswered

You were more talkative or spoke much faster than usual?

YesNo

Unanswered

Thoughts raced through your head or you could not slow your mind down?

YesNo

Unanswered

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

YesNo

Unanswered

You had much more energy than usual?

YesNo

Unanswered

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

YesNo

Unanswered

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

YesNo

Unanswered

You were much more interested in sex than usual?

YesNo

Unanswered

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

YesNo

Unanswered

Spending money got you or your family in trouble?

YesNo

Unanswered

Positive screen commonly requires 7+ endorsed symptoms, same-period clustering, and moderate/serious problem endorsement; screen only, confirm clinically.

Family history / prior diagnosis details:

Rule-outs (substance, sleep deprivation, antidepressant effect, medical):

Psychiatry referral / medication review plan:

Plan and Follow-Up

Focus	Documentation
Screen interpretation	Record the MDQ screen status, symptom endorsement count, same-period clustering, impairment, and confidence in the response quality. MDQ screen status: Symptom count / impairment: Clinical interpretation:
Diagnostic follow-up	Tie the result to manic or hypomanic history, depression-treatment risk, safety, and rule-outs. Episode pattern: Rule-outs / differential: Medication / referral plan:
Follow-up	Set psychiatry review, collateral or records request, safety monitoring, and reassessment cadence. Collateral / records: Safety monitoring: Follow-up interval:

Focus

Documentation

Screen interpretation

Record the MDQ screen status, symptom endorsement count, same-period clustering, impairment, and confidence in the response quality.

MDQ screen status:

Symptom count / impairment:

Clinical interpretation:

Diagnostic follow-up

Tie the result to manic or hypomanic history, depression-treatment risk, safety, and rule-outs.

Episode pattern:

Rule-outs / differential:

Medication / referral plan:

Follow-up

Set psychiatry review, collateral or records request, safety monitoring, and reassessment cadence.

Collateral / records:

Safety monitoring:

Follow-up interval:

Bipolar-Spectrum Context

Clinical Use

MDQ Screener

MDQ - Mood Disorder Questionnaire

Details

Symptoms

Plan and Follow-Up

Counseling - MDQ Bipolar Spectrum Screen

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