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Use These questionnaires to help  determine if you need to see a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment of Depression  or Bipolar Disprder.   Instructions: You might reproduce this scale and use it on a weekly basis to track your moods. It also might be used to show your doctor how your symptoms have changed from one visit to the next. Changes of five or more points are significant. This scale is not designed to make a diagnosis or take the place of a professional diagnosis. If you suspect that you are depressed or Bipolar, please consult with a mental health professional as soon as possible. The 18 items in each section refer to how you have felt and behaved DURING THE PAST WEEK.  Depression Questionnaire MANIA  QUESTIONNAIRE  1. I do things slowly.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 2. My future seems hopeless.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 1. My mind has never been sharper.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 2. I need less sleep than usual.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 3. It is hard for me to concentrate on reading.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 4. The pleasure and joy has gone out of my life.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 3. I have so many plans and new ideas that it is hard for me to work.       Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 4. I feel a pressure to talk and talk.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 5. I have difficulty making decisions.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 6. I have lost interest in aspects of life that used to be important to me.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 5. I have been particularly happy.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 6. I have been more active than usual.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat      Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 7. I feel sad, blue, and unhappy.       Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 8. I am agitated and keep moving around.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 7. I talk so fast that people have a hard time keeping up with me.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 8. I have more new ideas than I can handle.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 9. I feel fatigued.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 10. It takes great effort for me to do simple things.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 9. I have been irritable.      Not at all       Just a little      Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 10. It's easy for me to think of jokes and funny stories.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 11. I feel that I am a guilty person who deserves to be punished.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 12. I feel like a failure.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much  11. I have been feeling like "the life of the party."      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 12. I have been full of energy.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much  13. I feel lifeless -- more dead than alive.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 14. My sleep has been disturbed -- too little, too much, or broken sleep.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 13. I have been thinking about sex.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 14. I have been feeling particularly playful.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 15. I spend time thinking about HOW I might kill myself.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 16. I feel trapped or caught.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 15. I have special plans for the world.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 16. I have been spending too much money.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 17. I feel depressed even when good things happen to me.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately      Quite a lot      Very much 18. Without trying to diet, I have lost, or gained, weight.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 17. My attention keeps jumping from one idea to another.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much 18. I find it hard to slow down and stay in one place.      Not at all       Just a little       Somewhat       Moderately       Quite a lot      Very much This site Designed, Built and maintained Privately By Charles Geitner (Swrds) For the sole purpose of extending information to Those who suffer from B.A.D.,  or there loved ones. all Info an this site is purely suggested and not meant to replace the advice of a Doctor or other qualified medical Professional. If you or anyone you love, may exhibit signs of this, or any disorder or other medical problems.... Seek the advice of a licensed  M.D., Ph.D.., P.A. or Psychiatrist!!!

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