Rating scales: Young Mania Rating Scale: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Rating scales: Young Mania Rating Scale

Sample item

Which rating scale is administered by a clinician to measure severity of manic symptoms?

AYoung Mania Rating ScaleBEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleCYale-Brown scaleDBeck Depression Inventory

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Young Mania Rating Scale

The Young Mania Rating Scale has 11 items scored on clinical interview and is used to measure the severity of mania and the response to treatment. The Beck inventory is a self-rated depression measure. The Yale-Brown scale rates obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Option by option

A. Young Mania Rating Scale (correct)
Correct. YMRS is the clinician-rated measure of mania.
B. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
The Edinburgh scale screens for perinatal depression.
C. Yale-Brown scale
The Yale-Brown scale rates obsessions and compulsions.
D. Beck Depression Inventory
The Beck inventory is a self-report depression scale.

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Questions about this Psychiatry question

What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is A, Young Mania Rating Scale. The Young Mania Rating Scale has 11 items scored on clinical interview and is used to measure the severity of mania and the response to treatment.

Why is "Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale" not the answer?

The Edinburgh scale screens for perinatal depression.

Why is "Yale-Brown scale" not the answer?

The Yale-Brown scale rates obsessions and compulsions.

Why is "Beck Depression Inventory" not the answer?

The Beck inventory is a self-report depression scale.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Rating scales: Young Mania Rating Scale in Psychiatry. The Beck inventory is a self-rated depression measure. The Yale-Brown scale rates obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Rating scales: Young Mania Rating Scale?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

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