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A new scale for measuring mania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Ivy M. Blackburn ,
Cheryl M. Ashworth  and
J. B. Loudon
Ivy M. Blackburn*
Affiliation:
MRC Brain Metabolism Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh
Cheryl M. Ashworth
Affiliation:
MRC Brain Metabolism Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh
J. B. Loudon
Affiliation:
MRC Brain Metabolism Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Ivy M. Blackburn, MRC Brain Metabolism Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Thomas Clouston Clinic, 153 Morningside Drive, Edinburgh EH10 5LG.
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Synopsis

A modified version of the Manic State Rating Scale comprising 28 items with a glossary has been tested on 16 manic patients. The scale has satisfactory inter-rater reliability and appears to be valid.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1977 , pp. 453 - 458
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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