title: A comparative evaluation of three self-rating scales for acute mania.
abstract: This study compared the performance of three self-rating mania scales, The Internal State Scale (ISS), the Self-Report Manic Inventory (SRMI), and the Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM), in a group of patients with acute mania. Forty-four adult inpatients with bipolar disorder, manic or mixed, completed all scales shortly after admission, and 31 patients completed them again after 4-6 weeks of pharmacotherapy. Patients also were rated by clinicians on the Clinician-Administered Rating Scale for Mania (CARS-M). At baseline, scores on the ASRM and the ISS well-being subscale were significantly correlated with CARS-M scores. Posttreatment scores were significantly decreased for the ASRM, SRMI, and the ISS activation subscale. The sensitivities for each scale to correctly identify patients with acute symptoms was 45% for the ISS, 86% for the SRMI, and 93% for the ASRM. Specificities were 73%, 46.6%, and 33%, respectively. The ASRM and SRMI were more sensitive than the ISS in screening patients with acute mania. All three measures were sensitive to treatment effects; however, the item content of the SRMI and the poor sensitivity of the ISS may limit their utility in inpatient settings.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hedeker
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires