Goldberg Mania Scale
By: Ivan Goldberg
Instructions: You might reproduce this scale and use it on a weekly basis to track your moods. It also might be used to show your doctor how your symptoms have changed from one visit to the next. Changes of five or more points are significant. This scale is not designed to make a diagnosis of mania or take the place of a professional diagnosis. If you suspect that you are manic, please consult with a mental health professional as soon as possible.
The items below refer to how you have felt and behaved DURING THE
PAST WEEK. For each item, indicate the extent to which it is true, by
circling one of the numbers that follows it. Using the following scale:
0 = Not at all 1 = Just a little 2 = Somewhat
3 = Moderately 4 = Quite a lot 5 = Very much
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1. My mind has never been sharper. 0 1 2 3 4 5
2. I need less sleep than usual. 0 1 2 3 4 5
3. I have so many plans and new ideas that it is
hard for me to work. 0 1 2 3 4 5
4. I feel a pressure to talk and talk. 0 1 2 3 4 5
5. I have been particularly happy. 0 1 2 3 4 5
6. I have been more active than usual. 0 1 2 3 4 5
7. I talk so fast that people have a hard time
keeping up with me. 0 1 2 3 4 5
8. I have more new ideas than I can handle. 0 1 2 3 4 5
9. I have been irritable. 0 1 2 3 4 5
10. It's easy for me to think of jokes and
funny stories. 0 1 2 3 4 5
11. I have been feeling like "the life of
the party." 0 1 2 3 4 5
12. I have been full of energy. 0 1 2 3 4 5
13. I have been thinking about sex. 0 1 2 3 4 5
14. I have been feeling particularly playful. 0 1 2 3 4 5
15. I have special plans for the world. 0 1 2 3 4 5
16. I have been spending too much money. 0 1 2 3 4 5
17. My attention keeps jumping from one idea
to another. 0 1 2 3 4 5
18. I find it hard to slow down and stay in
one place. 0 1 2 3 4 5
Copyright (c) 1993 Ivan Goldberg
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