TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity of the mood disorder questionnaire
T2 - A general population study
AU - Hirschfeld, Robert M.A.
AU - Holzer, Charles
AU - Calabrese, Joseph R.
AU - Weissman, Myrna
AU - Reed, Michael
AU - Davies, Marilyn
AU - Frye, Mark A.
AU - Keck, Paul
AU - McElroy, Susan
AU - Lewis, Lydia
AU - Tierce, Jonathan
AU - Wagner, Karen D.
AU - Hazard, Elizabeth
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Objective: This study tested the validity in the adult general population of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire, a screening instrument for bipolar I and II disorders. The Mood Disorder Questionnaire has been validated in a psychiatric outpatient study group. Method: A total of 711 subjects (stratified by Mood Disorder Questionnaire score) were randomly selected from a group of 85,358 adult respondents in a nationwide epidemiological general population sample that was balanced for key demographic variables. Of these, 695 subjects received a telephone interview involving an abbreviated version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Results: A sensitivity of 0.281 and a specificity of 0.972 were obtained for the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. Conclusions: The Mood Disorder Questionnaire is a useful screening instrument for bipolar I and II disorders in the community. The operating characteristics of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire in the general population differ substantially from its characteristics in outpatient psychiatric settings.
AB - Objective: This study tested the validity in the adult general population of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire, a screening instrument for bipolar I and II disorders. The Mood Disorder Questionnaire has been validated in a psychiatric outpatient study group. Method: A total of 711 subjects (stratified by Mood Disorder Questionnaire score) were randomly selected from a group of 85,358 adult respondents in a nationwide epidemiological general population sample that was balanced for key demographic variables. Of these, 695 subjects received a telephone interview involving an abbreviated version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Results: A sensitivity of 0.281 and a specificity of 0.972 were obtained for the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. Conclusions: The Mood Disorder Questionnaire is a useful screening instrument for bipolar I and II disorders in the community. The operating characteristics of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire in the general population differ substantially from its characteristics in outpatient psychiatric settings.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.1.178
DO - 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.1.178
M3 - Article
C2 - 12505821
AN - SCOPUS:0037223778
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 160
SP - 178
EP - 180
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -