Table 4

Mood Symptomatology and Life Satisfaction Measures obtained in the CoLT trials

Measure
Domain
Reference

Interview with parents & child/adolescent

Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)
Manic Symptoms
Young et al. [12]
Children Depression Rating Scale (CDRS-R)
Depression Symptoms
Overholser et al. [34]
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale – for Children (BPRS-C)
Psychosis
Hughes et al. [35]
Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)
Global Outcome
Shaffer et al. [36]
Clinical Global Impressions Scale–Severity (CGI-S)
Severity of illness
NIMH [11]
Clinical Global Impressions Scale–Improvement (CGI-I)
Improvement of illness
NIMH [11]
Drug Use Severity Inventory (DUSI)
Substance Use
Tarter et al. [37]
Irritability, Depression, and Anxiety (IDA) (selected items)
Irritability
Snaith et al. [38]
The Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS)
Anxiety
The Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Anxiety Study Group [39]
Social Adjustment Inventory for Children & Adolescents (SAICA)
Social Development, Academic Achievement
John et al. [40]
Suicide Severity Rating Scale (SSRS)-Lifetime
Lifetime suicidal ideation and behavior
Posner et al. [41]
Suicide Severity Rating Scale (SSRS)
Suicidal ideation and behavior
Posner et al. [41]

Parent Report

General Behavior Inventory – Parent Report Mania and Depression Short Form
Manic and Depression Symptoms
Youngstrom et al. [42]
AD/HD Rating Scale-IV (ARS-IV)
ADHD symptoms
DuPaul et al. [43]
Child Mania Rating Scale-Parent (CMRS-P)
Manic symptoms
Pavuluri et al. [44]
Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form (NCBRF) Parent Version
Aggression
Aman et al. [45]
Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CSQ)
Parental Stress
Brannan et al. [46]
Family Environment Scale (FES)
Family Relationships
Moos & Moos [47]

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