Directions: Use this questionnaire to help determine if you should seek the services of a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment of depression. This scale is not designed to provide a formal diagnosis of mania or to provide recommendations for treatment of any sort. If you suspect that you are manic, please consult with a mental health professional as soon as possible.

          Indicate the extent to which the items below are true about your current mental state by checking the appropriate box.

1. My mind has never been sharper.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

2. I need less sleep than usual.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

3. I have so many plans and new ideas that it is hard for me to work.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

4. I feel a pressure to talk and talk.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

5. I have been particularly happy.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

6. I have been more active than usual.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

7. I talk so fast that people have a hard time keeping up with me.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

8. I have more new ideas than I can handle.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

9. I have been irritable.

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Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

10. It's easy for me to think of jokes and funny stories.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

11. I have been feeling like “the life of the party”.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

12. I have been full of energy.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

13. I have been thinking about sex.

Not at all
Just a little
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Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

14. I have been feeling particularly playful.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

15. I have special plans for the world.

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Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

16. I have been spending too much money.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

17. My attention keeps jumping from one idea to another.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much

18. I find it hard to slow down and stay in one place.

Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite allot
Very much