Abstract
We validated the Hypomania Interview Guide-Seasonal Affective Disorder version (HIGH-SAD) in patients with rapid cycling bipolar disorder (RCBD). Fourteen outpatients were rated on six separate occasions (total= 84 visits). On each visit the patients were rated with the HIGH-SAD and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) in a counterbalanced order. Clinical assessment was completed at the end of the visit by the treating psychiatrist. Patients were assessed as hypomanic/manic on 22 of the visits. Pearson correlation coefficient between the YMRS total scores and the HIGH-SAD total scores for those 22 visits in which patients were hypomanic/manic was r= 0.629 (P< 0.05) and for all visits was r= 0.769 (P<0. 0001). Analysis with only one rating per patient yielded a Pearson correlation coefficient of r=0. 792 (P<0.0004). We found that the HIGH-SAD was a valid scale for the measurement of hypomania in patients with RCBD. However, the scale does not differentiate hypomania from mania in this group of patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 166-168 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Depression and Anxiety |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bipolar disorder
- Hypomania
- Rapid cycling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health