Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alpha 0.805 sample items
About this scale
An 11-item clinician-rated measure of manic symptoms used widely in bipolar disorder trials. Scoring weighted toward content, irritability, speech, thought, and disruptive behavior.
Sample item(s)
“Elevated mood (0–4)”
“Increased motor activity”
“Sexual interest”
“Sleep”
“Speech rate and amount”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.80. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Standard mania rating instrument.
Source & citation
Young, R. C., Biggs, J. T., Ziegler, V. E., & Meyer, D. A. (1978): A rating scale for mania: Reliability, validity and sensitivity. British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 133, No. 5, pp. 429–435.
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