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These tools focus on elevated mood, energy, activity, sleep changes, irritability, and manic symptoms. Because mood elevation can involve safety, judgment, and medication considerations, concerning scores should be discussed with a qualified professional.
The two tools here concentrate on elevated mood and activity. Altman offers five self-report questions; the Young scale uses 11 clinician-rated areas. They provide different perspectives on experiences such as increased energy, changed sleep and speech.
A change from someone's usual pattern is useful context. Sleeping less while feeling energetic differs from losing sleep and feeling exhausted. The timing of changes and their effects on decisions, relationships or work help describe the episode.
These forms focus on manic symptoms rather than the whole course of mood over a lifetime. Depression questionnaires address another part of mood experience. A dated account of sleep, activity and mood helps connect the pieces without comparing different scale totals directly.
Use administration method, audience, and purpose to choose an appropriate educational or screening resource.
The Altman scale asks about five areas: positive mood, confidence, sleep, speech and activity.
The Young Mania Rating Scale is a clinician-rated assessment of 11 areas, including mood, activity, sleep, speech, thought content and insight.
