Feasibility of the Korean Version of the Bipolar Depression Rating Scale in Adolescents with Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder

Overview

Journal Psychiatry Investig

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2017 Oct 19

PMID 29042883

Citations 1

Authors

Da-Young Lee

Eun-Kyung Won

Jung-Won Choi

Hye Ji Min

Jayoun Kim

Kyooseob Ha

Yunglyul Lee

Jae Seung Chang

Yeni Kim

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Abstract

Objective: This study explores the feasibility and psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Bipolar Depression Rating Scale (BDRS) in adolescents with Early-onset bipolar disorders.

Methods: Fifty-three participants (aged 13-18) with early-onset bipolar disorders (40 depressed and 18 euthymic, 5 patients were assessed at depressed state and reassessed after remission) were recruited. All participants were assessed using the BDRS, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the Montgomery-Asperg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), and the Modified Overt Aggression scale (MOAS).

Results: BDRS exhibited good internal validity and significant correlations with the HAM-D and the MADRS. In item to scale correlations, all items on the BDRS were significantly correlated with the BDRS total scores except for 'increased motor drive' and 'increased speech', 'depressed mood' and 'worthlessness' showed the highest mean scores and endorsement rates. BDRS score of the depressed group was significantly higher compared with the euthymic group. Three factors (i.e., psychosomatic, mood, and mixed) were identified in the principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis of the BDRS.

Conclusion: In this study, we report that the Korean version of BDRS is a feasible and reliable tool for the assessment of depression in adolescents with Early-onset bipolar disorders.

Citing Articles

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