Screening Tools for bipolar disorder
Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)-Based Screening Scale for Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
The CIDI-based screening scale consists of questions about symptom clusters and individual symptoms. Researchers have estimated that the CIDI-based screening scale identifies between 67 percent and 96 percent of bipolar disorder cases, depending in part on where the cut points for a positive result are set. The screening scale is available at
https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/images/res/STABLE_toolkit.pdf.
For more information about general screening for mental disorders, see Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 42,
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders.