Introduction
The Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) is an 11-item clinician-rated instrument based on direct interview, observed behavior, and professional judgment.
Several items depend on outward signs that may not be captured accurately through self-report. This page can record a clinician-led assessment, but should not be presented or interpreted as an unaided online self-test.
The total score does not diagnose bipolar disorder or a manic episode and must be interpreted within a complete clinical and safety assessment.
Instructions
A qualified clinician should select the rating that best reflects the patient's interview responses and observed behavior during the relevant period. Use the 11 item groups as a clinician-rated worksheet; do not ask the patient to complete it as an unaided self-assessment.
This is not a standard self-report test
Clinician-rated; not a self-report mania test
Scoring and result metrics
The result page reports a local screening score for this questionnaire. Use the score range, any subscale scores, and the interpretation band together rather than treating one number as a diagnosis.
- Score range
- 0-60
- Items scored
- 11
- Result indicators
- Total score / Interpretation band when available
Score interpretation bands
- 0-20Few or no manic symptoms
Scores in the 0-20 range are indicative of few or no Manic symptoms.
- 21-60Manic symptoms
Scores in the 21-60 range are indicative of Manic symptoms.
Interpretation bands summarize screening thresholds from the questionnaire source material. Higher scores usually indicate more of the measured concern unless the tool notes a different scoring rule.
Tool information
- Version
- YMRS clinician-rated worksheet
- Administration
- Clinician-rated; not a self-report mania test
- Intended audience
- Trained clinicians rating current manic symptoms using interview responses, observation, and relevant clinical information
Sources
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