Bipolar Screening

⏱ 8 minutes 📋 18 questions 🔒 Private & anonymous

Track your mood patterns and identify signs of hypomania or depression with a structured bipolar screening assessment.

Based on the bipolar disorder diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) and the mood episode framework described by Hirschfeld et al. (2000). Adapted as a self-report screening instrument.
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The following questions ask about periods when you felt particularly high, energetic, or irritable — different from your usual self. Rate how often these experiences have occurred over your lifetime.
Please answer all questions before submitting.
Question 1
Felt so good or so hyper that other people thought you were not your normal self or you were so hyper that you got into trouble
Question 2
Were so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments
Question 3
Felt much more self-confident than usual
Question 4
Got much less sleep than usual and found you didn't really miss it
Question 5
Were much more talkative or spoke much faster than usual
Question 6
Thoughts raced through your head or you couldn't slow your mind down
Question 7
Were so easily distracted by things around you that you had trouble concentrating or staying on task
Question 8
Had much more energy than usual
Question 9
Were much more active or did many more things than usual
Question 10
Were much more social or outgoing than usual — for example, you telephoned friends in the middle of the night
Question 11
Were much more interested in sex than usual
Question 12
Did things that were unusual for you or that other people might have thought were excessive, foolish or risky
Question 13
Spending money got you or your family into trouble
Question 14
Felt very depressed or down for most of the day, nearly every day
Question 15
Had much less interest in things you usually enjoy
Question 16
Had much less energy than usual
Question 17
Felt worthless or excessively guilty
Question 18
Had difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions

Answer all 18 questions to see your results