Mood disorders: Mood Disorder Questionnaire: practice question

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Psychiatry · Mood disorders: Mood Disorder Questionnaire

Sample item

A clinician wants a screening questionnaire to detect past manic or hypomanic episodes in a patient being treated for recurrent depression. Which instrument is designed for this?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Mood Disorder Questionnaire

The Mood Disorder Questionnaire screens for lifetime bipolar spectrum symptoms, and is valuable before starting an antidepressant alone in a patient with recurrent depression. The PHQ-9 and similar scales measure depressive symptoms and cannot detect bipolarity.

Option by option

  • A. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

    The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale measures anxiety and depression in medical patients.

  • B. Mood Disorder Questionnaire (correct)

    Correct. It screens for lifetime manic and hypomanic symptoms.

  • C. Patient Health Questionnaire-9

    The PHQ-9 measures depressive symptoms and does not screen for mania.

  • D. Geriatric Depression Scale

    The Geriatric Depression Scale measures depression in older adults.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Mood Disorder Questionnaire. The Mood Disorder Questionnaire screens for lifetime bipolar spectrum symptoms, and is valuable before starting an antidepressant alone in a patient with recurrent depression.

Why is "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale" not the answer?

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale measures anxiety and depression in medical patients.

Why is "Patient Health Questionnaire-9" not the answer?

The PHQ-9 measures depressive symptoms and does not screen for mania.

Why is "Geriatric Depression Scale" not the answer?

The Geriatric Depression Scale measures depression in older adults.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Mood disorders: Mood Disorder Questionnaire in Psychiatry. The PHQ-9 and similar scales measure depressive symptoms and cannot detect bipolarity.

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 Mood disorders: Mood Disorder Questionnaire?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

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