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A rating scale for mania: reliability, validity and sensitivity.
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The MRS score correlated highly with an independent global rating, and with scores of two other mania rating scales administered concurrently, and also correlated with the number of days of subsequent stay in hospital.Abstract:
An eleven item clinician-administered Mania Rating Scale (MRS) is introduced, and its reliability, validity and sensitivity are examined. There was a high correlation between the scores of two independent clinicians on both the total score (0.93) and the individual item scores (0.66 to 0.92). The MRS score correlated highly with an independent global rating, and with scores of two other mania rating scales administered concurrently. The score also correlated with the number of days of subsequent stay in hospital. It was able to differentiate statistically patients before and after two weeks of treatment and to distinguish levels of severity based on the global rating.read more
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Bipolar II disorder: arguments for and against a distinct diagnostic entity
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TL;DR: Bipolar II disorder is supported as a distinct category within mood disorders, but the definition and boundaries deserve a greater clarification in the DSM-V and ICD-11.
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Does stage of illness impact treatment response in bipolar disorder? Empirical treatment data and their implication for the staging model and early intervention.
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TL;DR: Those individuals at the earliest stages of illness consistently had a more favourable response to treatment, consistent with the staging model, and underscores the need to support a policy of early intervention.
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Divalproex sodium vs placebo for the treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
Eric Hollander,William F. Chaplin,Latha Soorya,Stacey Wasserman,Sherry Novotny,Jade Rusoff,Nicole Feirsen,Lauren Pepa,Evdokia Anagnostou +8 more
TL;DR: This study suggests the efficacy of divalproex for the treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with ASD and suggests a trend for responders to have higher valproate blood levels compared with nonresponders.
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An emotional Stroop functional MRI study of euthymic bipolar disorder
Gin S Malhi,Jim Lagopoulos,Jim Lagopoulos,Jim Lagopoulos,Perminder S. Sachdev,Perminder S. Sachdev,Belinda Ivanovski,Belinda Ivanovski,Ron Shnier +8 more
TL;DR: Euthymic bipolar patients are perhaps constrained in their ability to engage affective processing, suggesting that 'all is not well in euthymia', although the effects of medication cannot be overlooked.
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Association between cognitive functioning and employment status of persons with bipolar disorder
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Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral sciences
TL;DR: This is the revision of the classic text in the field, adding two new chapters and thoroughly updating all others as discussed by the authors, and the original structure is retained, and the book continues to serve as a combined text/reference.
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A rating scale for depression
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The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
John E. Overall,Donald R. Gorham +1 more
TL;DR: The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BRS) as mentioned in this paper was developed to provide a rapid assessment technique particularly suited to the evaluation of patient change, and it is recommended for use where efficiency, speed, and economy are important considerations.
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