Preferred Label : Total Score:Score:Pt: Patient:Qn:BSDS;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC long common name : Total score [BSDS];
LOINC description : The Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS) was designed to identify the milder variants
of bipolar disorder, such as bipolar II and bipolar not otherwise specified (NOS).
The patient-reported assessment consists of two parts: 1) a paragraph describing 19
symptoms of bipolar disorder in which the subject puts a check mark next to the sentences
that describes them; and 2) a multiple choice question that asks the subject to indicate
how well the paragraph describes them overall. Total score for the BSDS can range
from 0 to 25; a score above 13 indicates a moderate probability of bipolar disorder
and is considered a positive screen for bipolar disorder. [PMID:15708426];