Journal article
Psychometric properties of the Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale in depressed youth
Dylan Hammond, Sue Cotton, Simon Rice, Sarah E Hetrick, Paul Amminger, Olivia Dean, Seetal Dodd, Patrick McGorry, Andrew M Chanen, Christopher G Davey, Michael Berk, Aswin Ratheesh
Journal of Affective Disorders | Elsevier | Published : 2025
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Youth with depression may be at a higher risk of developing bipolar disorder (BD). Self-reported, dimensional measures, like the Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS), aim to assess for BD in these groups. We explored properties of this instrument within a cohort of depressed, help-seeking youth. METHODS: We used baseline data from two randomized controlled trials for depressed youth (aged 15-25 years) who had no history of BD or psychosis and who completed the BSDS (n = 240; mean Age = 19.9 years, SD = 2.7; Female = 57 %). Structured diagnostic assessments were repeated at 26-weeks to detect new-onset BD. We examined false-positive rates for concurrent BD using established th..
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Awarded by Geelong Region Medical Research Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
The YODA-A and-C studies, their set-up, administration, and analysis/reporting, were funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (APP1027315 and APP1024570 respectively) and sponsored by Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, without limitations on publication. MB is supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship and Leadership 3 Investigator grant (1156072 and 2017131) .