Introduction
The Young Mania Rating Scale is a clinician-rated assessment of 11 areas, including mood, activity, sleep, speech, thought content and insight. Ratings combine interview information and observed behaviour.
The original research examined agreement between clinicians and sensitivity to change. This makes consistent assessment conditions important when comparing visits: who rated the form and what information was available are part of the context.
The Altman scale is a shorter self-report about elevated mood and energy. It offers a different perspective from a clinical interview. Observations about recent sleep, changes in speech and effects on everyday decisions can help organise an assessment.
Instructions
A qualified clinician should select the rating that best reflects the patient's interview responses and observed behavior during the relevant period. Use the 11 item groups as a clinician-rated worksheet; do not ask the patient to complete it as an unaided self-assessment.
This is not a standard self-report test
Clinician-rated; not a self-report mania test
Scoring and result metrics
The result page reports a local screening score for this questionnaire. Use the score range, any subscale scores, and the interpretation band together rather than treating one number as a diagnosis.
- Score range
- 0-60
- Items scored
- 11
- Result indicators
- Total score / Interpretation band when available
Score interpretation bands
- 0-20Few or no manic symptoms
Scores in the 0-20 range are indicative of few or no Manic symptoms.
- 21-60Manic symptoms
Scores in the 21-60 range are indicative of Manic symptoms.
Interpretation bands summarize screening thresholds from the questionnaire source material. Higher scores usually indicate more of the measured concern unless the tool notes a different scoring rule.
Tool information
- Version
- 11 questions
- Administration
- Clinician-rated
- Intended audience
- Trained clinicians rating current manic symptoms using interview responses, observation, and relevant clinical information
Sources
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