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Young Mania (Rating) Scale (YMS)/ Rating Scale for Mania (RMS)

Full name of scale

Rating Scale for Mania

Languages

English

Rater

Clinician-rated

Training

Training required.

According to Young et al. (1978), the training consisted of six practice interviews, each followed by a discussion between the interviewers.

Utility

Research and clinical setting

Ìý

It is a 11-item measure that assesses the severity of Mania.

Time to complete

15-30 minutes

Cost/license

No information found

Full name of scale

Young Mania (Rating) Scale

Languages

English

French version reference

Favre, S., Aubry, J.-M., Gex-Fabry, M., Ragama-Pardos, E., McQuillan, A., & Bertschy, G. (2003). [Translation and validation of a French version of the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)]. ³¢â€ÍÖ²Ô³¦±ð±è³ó²¹±ô±ð, 29(6), 499–505.

Rater

Clinician-rated

Training

Training required

Ìý

It is completed by a trained clinician based on the patient’s subjective report of his or her clinical condition.

Utility

Research and clinical settings

Ìý

This is a measure designed to assess the severity of manic states.

Time to complete

15-30 minutes

Cost/license

Open access

Young, R. C., Biggs, J. T., Ziegler, V. E., & Meyer, D. A. (1978). A rating scale for mania: Reliability, validity and sensitivity. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 133(5), 429–435.

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