The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)

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This questionnaire should be used as a starting point. It is not a substitute for a full medical evaluation. Bipolar disorder is a complex illness, and an accurate, thorough diagnosis can only be made through a personal evaluation by your doctor. However, a positive screen here may suggest that you might beneﬁt from seeking such an evaluation from your doctor. Regardless of the questionnaire results, if you or someone you know has concerns about your mental health, please contact your physician or another healthcare professional.

INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer each question as best you can.

1. Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and...

... 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?

YES
NO

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

YES
NO

... you felt much more self-confident than usual?

YES
NO

... you got much less sleep than usual and found that you didn’t really miss it?

YES
NO

... you were more talkative or spoke much faster than usual?

YES
NO

... thoughts raced through your head or you couldn’t slow your mind down?

YES
NO

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

YES
NO

... you had much more energy than usual?

YES
NO

... you were much more active or did many more things than usual?

YES
NO

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

YES
NO

... you were much more interested in sex than usual?

YES
NO

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

YES
NO

... spending money got you or your family in trouble?

YES
NO

2. If you checked YES to more than one of the above, have several of these ever happened during the same period of time?

YES
NO

3. How much of a problem did any of these cause you - like being able to work; having family, money or legal troubles; getting into arguments or fights?

No problem
Minor problem
Moderate problem
Serious problem

4.* Have any of your blood relatives (i.e. children, siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles) had manic-depressive illness or bipolar disorder?*

YES
NO

5.* Has a health professional ever told you that you have manic-depressive illness or bipolar disorder?*

YES
NO

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The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)

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