Brief Description
The Altman Self-Report Mania Scale (ASRM) is used to assess the presence and/or severity of symptoms of mania - an extremely elevated or excitable mood that is most commonly associated with bipolar disorder but also can be present in a variety of other mental health conditions. The five symptom areas associated with mania assessed by the ASRM are positive mood, self-confidence, sleep patterns, speech patterns and amount, and motor activity. Respondents describe how they have been feeling for the past week (e.g., “I do not feel happier or more cheerful than usual” to “I feel happier or more cheerful than usual all of the time”) on a scale from “do not” to “all of the time”.
Assessment Administration Type
Self-report
Number of questions
5
Age Range for Administration
18+
Recommended Frequency of Administration
One-time screener or weekly
Summary of Scoring and Interpretations
The ASRM contains 5 questions, each with five different statements as options. Each statement is scored on a 5-point scale with values from 0 (not present) to 4 (very severe). A total score is calculated by summing the item responses and ranges from 0 to 20. Higher scores are associated with higher levels of or more severe mania. A score of 6 or higher indicates a greater than chance probability of mania or hypomania.
Score | Severity Interpretation | Recommendation |
0-5 | None or low | Monitor; may not require treatment |
6-20 | Probable mania or hypomania | Consider assessing further for mania and hypomania and corresponding treatment |
Blueprint Adjustments
N/A
Clinical Considerations
Estimated completion time: 1-3 minutes
The ASRM is also the same as the DSM-5-Level-2 Mania-Adult measure.
The ASRM is significantly correlated with two other gold standard measures for mania, the Clinician-Administered Rating Scale for Mania (CARS-M) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS).
This measure is also available for children ages 11-17.
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