![]() ![]() The most common bipolar disorder was bipolar disorder type II (9.7%). Results: In this study, 101 female and 106 male (m=36.9☑5.5 yrs.) patients were entered the study, of them 56 (32 males) had bipolar disorder according to SCID-I. The 2 screening tools were recompleted by 20% of the patients (n=43) after 3-7 days to measure test-retest reliability using paired t test and correlation between measures in 2 separate occasions. ![]() ![]() Sensitivity and specificity indices were identified using Roc curve. The SCID-I was used as the gold standard of psychiatric diagnoses to identify the predictive validity of the 2 screening tests. Also, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders (SCID-I) was performed for all participants within 72 hours. Demographic questionnaire, MDQ, and BSDS were completed. Methods: In a cross-sectional study in 2011, a total of 207 inpatients admitted to different wards of Rasoul Akram hospital, Tehran, were selected by systematic random sampling. The present study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of these 2 tools on inpatients in a general hospital. Background: Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) and Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS) are used to screen patients with bipolar disorders and have been examined in some psychiatric settings. ![]()
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