Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ, bipolar screen)

Mood Disorder Questionnaire (Hirschfeld 2000): the bipolar-spectrum screen; positive requires 7+ of 13 symptoms, co-occurrence, and moderate/serious impairment.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Symptom 1
Yes
Symptom 2
Yes
Symptom 3
Yes
Symptom 4
Yes
Symptom 5
Yes
Symptom 6
Yes
Symptom 7
Yes
Several symptoms during the same period
Yes
Degree of functional problem caused
Moderate problem

Result: Positive screen: 7 of 13 symptoms YES, co-occurring, with moderate/serious impairment — all three gates met.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

Three gates
positive requires ALL of: >= 7 of 13 symptoms YES, co-occurrence YES, and moderate/serious impairment.
Near-miss
a negative screen names the failing gate(s); a positive screen is a prompt for a structured interview, not a diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Symptom 1
  • Symptom 2
  • Symptom 3
  • Symptom 4
  • Symptom 5
  • Symptom 6
  • Symptom 7
  • Symptom 8
  • Symptom 9
The other 6 fields
  • Symptom 10
  • Symptom 11
  • Symptom 12
  • Symptom 13
  • Several symptoms during the same period
  • Degree of functional problem caused
How this is calculated

Hirschfeld RM, Williams JB, Spitzer RL, et al. Development and validation of a screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorder: the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. Am J Psychiatry. 2000;157(11):1873-1875. Read the source ↗

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