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Treatment For Mood Syndrome, Psychosis And Risk Assessment For Suicide?

Posted on Tue, 18 Dec 2012

Question: What following psychological instruments would you use to rule out the following…
- mood syndrome
- psychosis
- personality assessment / inventory
- Risk assessment for suicide / self-harm

Answered by Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar (4 hours later)

Hi XXXXXXX

The following psychological instruments can be used:-

Mood disorders:
Depression:-
- Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI)
- Hamilton's Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)
- Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
- Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale (MES)

Mania:-
- Young Mania Ratig Scale (YMRS)
- Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Scale (MAS)

Psychosis:
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

Personality assessment:
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
- 16PF Personality Questionnaire
- Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)

Risk assessment for Suicide:
- Beck Hopelessness Scale
- Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
- "SAD PERSONS" suicide assessment scale (very practical and easy to use)

Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar
Consultant Psychiatrist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar