Many websites offer questionnaires to find out if one has a mood disorder. Mental Health America, Oprah, HealthyPlace, and Child Center and Adult Services offer these questionnaires.
one or more mood swings
When only one extreme in mood (the depressed state) is experienced, this type of depression is called unipolar.
One may find a sample questionnaire on their favourite foods online at the site "Quibblo". They have quite a few fun questionnaires about food on this site.
in families where at least one parent has a history of a mood disorder, conduct disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, antisocial personality disorder, or a substance-related disorder
There are several websites where someone can find a list of questionnaire examples. A couple of these websites include Question Pro and Knowledge Now.
Bipolar disorder
Lithium which is a mood stabilizer. Hi. I am personally living with one of the most advanced stages of Bipolar Disorder. I have been on the same two medications for it my whole life. They are Lamictal, which is a mood stabilizer and Risperidal, which is another mood stabilizer to be taken at night. I would recommend these two medications to anyone with Bipolar Disorder.
Firstly, I'm sorry that your son has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Secondly, your doctor should have given you information, and pamphlets with needed information about bipolar disorder, if not you should ask him for them.
If a questionnaire design is required for circulating to people to complete, Survey Monkey is a popular choice. It allows the user to design their own questionnaire and choose from a range of questionnaire formats.
It could be caused by ADHD, menopause, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, premenstrual syndrome or one of the other various mood disorders.
Mood disorders is a wider category of diagnosis. Anxiety disorder is one type of mood disorder. Others include bipolar disorder (manic/depression), all sorts of depressive disorders, and more. You can check the DSM IVR for specifics. All of these are categorizations of problems that get in the way of someone living a fully functional life. Speak to your doctor or a local psychotherapist for more information. Anxiety disorders deal with various psychiatric diagnosis dealing with anxiety, abnormal feelings of fear, worry, overconcern. These include generalized anxiety disorder , panic disorders, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and others. Mood disorders deal with moods. They are known too as affective disorders. These mental health disorders are major depression, bipolar-formerly known as manic depression, dysthymia and cyclothhymia. These last two are milder forms of major depression and bipolar disorder.
One disadvantage to a questionnaire is the fact that you may not get true answers. People may choose any answer because it is a questionnaire.