Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale
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The Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (abbreviated ASRM) is an five-item self-reported diagnostic
scale to assess the level of mania
and hypomania
symptoms for patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder
. ASRM scale is an effective self-reported questionnaire for screening patients with acute mania as well as measure anti-manic treatment effects
Five items of the Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale assess the changes in 5 mental functions, disturbed in manic or hypomanic condition: mood, self-confidence, sleep, talking, and activity.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of anything. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines with variations in the use of logics, analytics, and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships...
scale to assess the level of mania
Mania
Mania, the presence of which is a criterion for certain psychiatric diagnoses, is a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/ or energy levels. In a sense, it is the opposite of depression...
and hypomania
Hypomania
Hypomania is a mood state characterized by persistent and pervasive elevated or irritable mood, as well as thoughts and behaviors that are consistent with such a mood state...
symptoms for patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
. ASRM scale is an effective self-reported questionnaire for screening patients with acute mania as well as measure anti-manic treatment effects
Five items of the Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale assess the changes in 5 mental functions, disturbed in manic or hypomanic condition: mood, self-confidence, sleep, talking, and activity.