 Validated
Screening Instruments
Telephone
Depression
Screening with Bipolar Threshold Questions
Utilizes the 10-question HANDS™ followed by The 3-Question Bipolar
Screen. The HANDS™ is a validated depression screening instrument
developed by Harvard Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry and Screening
for Mental Health (Baer L, Jacobs DG, et al. Development of a Brief Screening
Instrument: the HANDS. Psychother Psychosom 2000;69:35-41).
The 3-Question Bipolar Screen was created by Dr. Ross Baldassarini, Professor
of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School, and Director of Bipolar & Psychotic
Disorders Program, McLean Hospital Belmont, Massachusettts, to help identify
individuals at risk for manic-depression.
Alcohol
Screening
Utilizes The AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test). Developed
in 1982 by the World Health Organization, the 10-question AUDIT is distinguished
by its wide screening range encompassing a progression of alcohol behaviors
and problems from risky drinking to alcohol dependence.
Online
Depression
Screening with Bipolar Threshold Questions
Utilizes the 10-question HANDSTM followed by The 3-Question Bipolar Screen
(see description above). Individuals receive their referral based on a
score of these 13 questions, and have the option to continue on and take:
Manic-Depression
Screening
Utilizes the MDQ (Mood Disorder Questionnaire). The MDQ was developed
by Robert Hirschfeld, M.D. and is the only validated screening for manic-depression.
It addresses behaviors and issues related to irritability, hyperactivity,
sleep patterns and recklessness, relationships with family and friends,
and family history of mental illness. It has been used in other research
endeavors and proven effective and efficient (Hirshfeld et al. Am J Psychiatry
2000; 157:1873-1875).
Alcohol
Screening
Utilizes the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) described
above.
Eating
Disorders Screening
Utilizes the EAT11 developed by David Garner, PhD, Adjunct Professor,
Bowling Green State University and University of Toledo. The EAT11, which
is validated, is a modified version of the EAT (Eating Disorders Test),
one of the most widely used standardized measures of eating disorder signs
and symptoms. It identifies symptoms of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa
and binge eating disorder. (Garner DM, et al. The Eating Attitudes Test:
Psychometric Features and Clinical Correlates. Psychol Med 1982 Nov;12(4):817-8.)
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