The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) for detecting (hypo)manic episodes: Its validity and impact of recall bias |
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Authors: | Lynn Boschloo Willem A. Nolen Annet T. Spijker Erik Hoencamp Ralph Kupka Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Robert A. Schoevers |
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Affiliation: | 1. Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE)/University Center Psychiatry (UCP), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Mood Disorders, PsyQ, The Hague, The Netherlands;3. Parnassia BAVO Group, The Hague, The Netherlands;4. Department of Psychiatry and EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | BackgroundBipolar disorders often remain unrecognized in clinical practice, which may be a consequence of imprecise recall of manic symptoms earlier in life. This study will therefore examine the validity of the widely-used Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) in detecting a (hypo)manic episode and explore the impact of recall bias.MethodsAs an indication of impairments in recalling manic symptoms, we examined the long-term reliability of the MDQ after two years of follow-up in a sample of 2087 persons. Then, the validity of the MDQ was tested against the gold standard of a CIDI-based DSM-IV (hypo)manic episode. Its performance was compared for detecting a lifetime episode (at T1) versus a recent episode in the past two years (at T2).ResultsThe long-term reliability of the MDQ was limited as the correct recall of individual items ranged from 44.6% to 68.8% after two years. The overall validity of the MDQ in detecting a lifetime (hypo)manic episode was limited and no adequate cut-off point with acceptable sensitivity and specificity could be identified. However, the MDQ accurately detected a recent episode with a sensitivity of 0.83 and a specificity of 0.82 for the standard and optimal cut-off point of ≥7. Taking into account two additional MDQ questions on clustering in time and severity of problems decreased its validity.LimitationsPatients with a primary, clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder were excluded.ConclusionsThe MDQ accurately detected recent (hypo)manic episodes, but imprecise recall may result in a limited performance for episodes earlier in life. |
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Keywords: | Bipolar disorder Mood Disorder Questionnaire Validity Reliability |
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