Open AccessAssessment Tools for Adult Bipolar Disorder
Author(s) -
Miller Christopher J.,
Johnson Sheri L.,
Eisner Lori
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical psychology: science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1468-2850
pISSN - 0969-5893
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2009.01158.x
Subject(s) - bipolar disorder , economic shortage , psychology , set (abstract data type) , psychiatry , medical diagnosis , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , medicine , computer science , mood , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , economics , macroeconomics , programming language
This article reviews the current state of the literature on the assessment of bipolar disorder in adults. Research on reliable and valid measures for bipolar disorder has unfortunately lagged behind assessment research for other disorders, such as major depression. We review diagnostic tools, self‐report measures to facilitate screening for bipolar diagnoses, and symptom severity measures. We briefly review other assessment domains, including measures designed to facilitate self‐monitoring of symptoms. We highlight particular gaps in the field, including an absence of research on the reliable diagnosis of bipolar II and milder forms of disorder, a lack of empirical data on the best ways to integrate data from multiple domains, and a shortage of measures targeting a broader set of illness‐related constructs relevant to bipolar disorder.