TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire
AU - Lin, Chuan Ju
AU - Shiah, I. Shin
AU - Chu, Hsin
AU - Tsai, Pei Shan
AU - Chen, Chiung Hua
AU - Chang, Yue Cune
AU - Chou, Kuei Ru
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity of the Chinese Version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ-C). A total of 170 patients were administered the Mini International Neuropsychological Interview and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision as criterion standard by on-site psychiatrists. The Cronbach's alpha, test-retest reliability, and the content validity index of the MDQ-C were .83, .76, and .80, respectively. Factor analysis revealed that two factors, elevated mood overactivity and irritable behavior, explained 40.89% of the variance. On the basis of the sensitivity and specificity results, the optimal cutoff point was 6. The MDQ-C is an effective short and comprehensive tool with robust psychometric properties for diagnosis of bipolar disorders, specifically for patients with bipolar I.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity of the Chinese Version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ-C). A total of 170 patients were administered the Mini International Neuropsychological Interview and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision as criterion standard by on-site psychiatrists. The Cronbach's alpha, test-retest reliability, and the content validity index of the MDQ-C were .83, .76, and .80, respectively. Factor analysis revealed that two factors, elevated mood overactivity and irritable behavior, explained 40.89% of the variance. On the basis of the sensitivity and specificity results, the optimal cutoff point was 6. The MDQ-C is an effective short and comprehensive tool with robust psychometric properties for diagnosis of bipolar disorders, specifically for patients with bipolar I.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2010.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2010.03.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 21251602
AN - SCOPUS:78651469850
VL - 25
SP - 53
EP - 62
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
SN - 0883-9417
IS - 1
ER -
