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A new scale for measuring mania
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 July 2009
Synopsis
A modified version of the Manic State Rating Scale comprising 28 items with a glossary has been tested on 16 manic patients. The scale has satisfactory inter-rater reliability and appears to be valid.
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