BPDS: Scoring for Adults (18+)

The Cutoffs, Assigned Assessments, and questions for the 14 Diagnostic Domains in which the BPDS screens for.

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Written by Aminda Villamagna
Updated over a week ago

This article is a quick and simple glance at the scoring logic for the BPDS for Adults (18 years of age or older).


Important Notes


Scoring

Below is a list of all the Domestic Domains the BPDS screens for, their Cutoff, the Assessment that would be assigned if the Cutoff is met, and the exact questions that are presented to the Client.

Diagnostic Domain

Domain Questions

Cutoff

Assigned Assessments

Depression

- Little interest or pleasure in doing things?

- Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Anger

- Feeling more irritated, grouchy, or angry than usual?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Mania

- Sleeping less than usual, but still have a lot of energy?

- Starting lots more projects than usual or doing more risky things than usual?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Anxiety

- Feeling nervous, anxious, frightened, worried, or on edge?

- Feeling panic or being frightened?

- Avoiding situations that make you feel anxious?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Somatic Symptoms

- Unexplained aches and pains (e.g., head, back, joints, abdomen, legs)

- Feeling that your illnesses are not being taken seriously enough?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Psychosis

- Hearing things other people couldn’t hear, such as voices even when no one was around?

- Feeling that someone could hear your thoughts, or that you could hear what another person was thinking?

1 - Any question with a response equal or greater than Rare, less than a day or two.

Sleep Problems

- Problems with sleep that affected your sleep quality over all?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Memory Problems

- Problems with memory (e.g., learning new information) or with location (e.g., finding your way home)?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Repetitive Thoughts/Behavior

- Unpleasant thoughts, urges, or images that repeatedly enter your mind?

- Feeling driven to perform certain behaviors or mental acts over and over again?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Dissociation

- Feeling detached or distant from yourself, your body, your physical surroundings, or your memories?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Personality Functioning

- Not knowing who you really are or what you want out of life?

- Not feeling close to other people or enjoying your relationships with them?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Substance Abuse

- Drinking at least 4 drinks of any kind of alcohol in a single day?

- Smoking any cigarettes, a cigar, or pipe, or using snuff or chewing tobacco?

- Using any of the following medicines ON YOUR OWN, that is, without a doctor’s prescription, in greater amounts or longer than prescribed [e.g., painkillers (like Vicodin), stimulants (like Ritalin or Adderall), sedatives or tranquilizers (like sleeping pills or Valium), or drugs like marijuana, cocaine or crack, club drugs (like ecstasy), hallucinogens (like LSD), heroin, inhalants or solvents (like glue), or methamphetamine (like speed)]?

1 - Any question with a response equal or greater than Rare, less than a day or two.

Trauma

- Distress from a past experience that caused you to believe you would be injured or killed?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Eating Pathology

- Judged yourself as a person based on your body weight or shape?

2 - Any question with a response equal to or greater than Several Days.

Other

- All Questions

For Clients who do not screen positive for specific mental health conditions or constructs, Blueprint assigns the WEMWBS to measure non-specific outcomes related to overall wellbeing.


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