title: Development, use, and factor analysis of a self-report inventory for mania.
abstract: This report describes the development and initial psychometric evaluation of a 47-item self-report inventory for mania developed by the authors. Twenty-five subjects with a diagnosis of mania and 82 subjects with other diagnoses were tested during a hospital admission. The manic group scored significantly higher than the nonmanic group. The questionnaire correctly classified 71% of subjects. Manic patients who lacked insight endorsed as many items as manic patients with insight. A reliability analysis indicated that the items comprising the questionnaire are homogeneous. Test-retest reliability was high. A rotated factor analysis produced two factors, energized dysphoria and hedonistic euphoria. The authors discuss diagnostic, research, and clinical implications and applications of the Self-Report Manic Inventory.
authors.affiliation: Adult General Psychiatry Unit, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shugar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schertzer
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Toner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Gasbarro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012803:Sick Role