Young Mania Rating Scale

Young Mania Rating Scale
Purpose	identify presence of mania

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The Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), developed and popularised by Robert Young and Vincent E Ziegler, is an eleven-item

patients. The scale is widely used by clinicians and researchers in the diagnosis, evaluation, and quantification of manic symptomology. It has become the most widely used outcome measure in clinical trials for bipolar disorders, and it is recognized by many regulatory agencies as an acceptable outcome measure despite its age.

A similar scale was later developed to allow clinicians to interview parents about their children's symptoms, in order to ascertain a better diagnosis of mania in children. This parent version (P-YMRS) can be completed by a parent or a teacher to determine whether a child should receive further evaluation from a psychologist or psychiatrist.

See also

• Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry

References

Wikiversity has learning resources about Young Mania Rating Scale

External links

• Online version of P-YMRS
• "Parent Version of the Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS)" (PDF). The Balanced Mind: Parent Network. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
• "Parent Version of the Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS) Instructions" (PDF). Hawaii Medical Service Association. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
• EffectiveChildTherapy.Org information on bipolar disorders
• Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology