Term Description
The Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS) was designed to identify the milder variants of bipolar disorder, such as bipolar II and bipolar not otherwise specified (NOS). The patient-reported assessment consists of two parts: 1) a paragraph describing 19 symptoms of bipolar disorder in which the subject puts a check mark next to the sentences that describes them; and 2) a multiple choice question that asks the subject to indicate how well the paragraph describes them overall. Total score for the BSDS can range from 0 to 25; a score above 13 indicates a "moderate probability" of bipolar disorder and is considered a positive screen for bipolar disorder. PMID: 15708426
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Total Score
- Property
- Score
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
- BSDS
Basic Attributes
- Class
- SURVEY.MTLHLTH
- Type
- Surveys
- First Released
- Version 2.58
- Last Updated
- Version 2.58
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Member of these Panels
| LOINC |
Long Common Name |
| 85103-0 |
Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale [BSDS] |
Example Units
| Unit |
Source |
| {score} |
Example UCUM Units |
Copyright
- Organization
- Elsevier
- Copyright
- This article was published in Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol 84(2-3), Ghaemi et al, Sensitivity and specificity of a new bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale, Appendix A, Copyright © Elsevier 2005.
- Terms of Use
- Used with permission.
- URL
- https://www.elsevier.com/