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Bipolar check-in

This short, private check-in (MDQ) asks about periods when your mood, energy, and behaviour felt very different from usual. It is not a diagnosis — it is a place to start.

This is a screening, not a diagnosis. Your answers stay on your device — nothing is sent or saved. For a full picture, talk with a licensed Deaf therapist.

Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and…

  1. 1You 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?
  2. 2You were so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments?
  3. 3You felt much more self-confident than usual?
  4. 4You got much less sleep than usual and found you didn't really miss it?
  5. 5You were much more talkative or spoke faster than usual?
  6. 6Thoughts raced through your head or you couldn't slow your mind down?
  7. 7You were so easily distracted by things around you that you had trouble concentrating or staying on track?
  8. 8You had much more energy than usual?
  9. 9You were much more active or did many more things than usual?
  10. 10You were much more social or outgoing than usual — for example, you telephoned friends in the middle of the night?
  11. 11You were much more interested in sex than usual?
  12. 12You did things that were unusual for you, or that other people might have thought were excessive, foolish, or risky?
  13. 13Spending money got you or your family into trouble?
  14. 14If you answered "yes" to more than one of the above, did several of these ever happen during the same period of time?
  15. 15How much of a problem did any of these cause you — like being able to work; having family, money, or legal troubles; getting into arguments or fights?

MDQ — Hirschfeld et al. (2000), Am J Psychiatry 157:1873–1875. Free to use with citation.