Usefulness of the Spanish version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire for screening bipolar disorder in routine clinical practice in outpatients with major depression

According to some studies, almost 40 % of depressive patients - half of them previously undetected - are diagnosed of bipolar II disorder when systematically assessed for hypomania. Thus, instruments for bipolar disorder screening are needed.

The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) is a self-reported questionnaire validated in Spanish in stable patients with a previously known diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate in the daily clinical practice the usefulness of the Spanish version of the MDQ in depressive patients.”*

Stumble it! | |