TY - JOUR
T1 - Discriminative Validity of a Parent Version of the Young Mania Rating Scale
AU - Gracious, Barbara L.
AU - Youngstrom, Eric A.
AU - Findling, Robert L.
AU - Calabrese, Joseph R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a Clinical Research Center Grant from the Stanley Foundation. The authors thank Lisa Branicky, Raisa David, Christine Demeter, Denise DelPorto, Lisa Townsend, Cara West, and Resa Whipkey for their assistance with this project, as well as all the families that participated.
PY - 2002/11
Y1 - 2002/11
N2 - Objective: To examine the usefulness of a parent report version of the Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS) in distinguishing bipolar disorder from other mental health conditions in children and adolescents. Method: Parents of 117 youths aged 5 to 17 years presenting to an outpatient research center completed an adapted Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS). Eligible subjects underwent a diagnostic evaluation including a semistructured instrument (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children) and also a clinical evaluation by a child and adolescent psychiatrist in more than 75% of the subjects. Results: Factor analyses of the P-YMRS suggested one dimension, with a total score showing acceptable internal consistency (α = .75). Logistic regressions discriminated bipolar mood disorder versus unipolar disorder, versus disruptive behavior disorder, and versus any other diagnosis. Classification rates exceeded 78%, and receiver operating characteristics analyses showed good diagnostic efficiency, with areas under the curve greater than 0.82. Conclusions: The P-YMRS may be used to derive clinically meaningful information about mood disorders in youths.
AB - Objective: To examine the usefulness of a parent report version of the Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS) in distinguishing bipolar disorder from other mental health conditions in children and adolescents. Method: Parents of 117 youths aged 5 to 17 years presenting to an outpatient research center completed an adapted Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS). Eligible subjects underwent a diagnostic evaluation including a semistructured instrument (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children) and also a clinical evaluation by a child and adolescent psychiatrist in more than 75% of the subjects. Results: Factor analyses of the P-YMRS suggested one dimension, with a total score showing acceptable internal consistency (α = .75). Logistic regressions discriminated bipolar mood disorder versus unipolar disorder, versus disruptive behavior disorder, and versus any other diagnosis. Classification rates exceeded 78%, and receiver operating characteristics analyses showed good diagnostic efficiency, with areas under the curve greater than 0.82. Conclusions: The P-YMRS may be used to derive clinically meaningful information about mood disorders in youths.
KW - Bipolar disorder
KW - Young Mania Rating Scale
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U2 - 10.1097/00004583-200211000-00017
DO - 10.1097/00004583-200211000-00017
M3 - Article
C2 - 12410078
AN - SCOPUS:0036832632
SN - 0890-8567
VL - 41
SP - 1350
EP - 1359
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 11
ER -