General Behavior Inventory
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The Parent General Behavior Inventory (P-GBI) is a 10-question psychological assessment tool designed to identify the presence and severity of manic and depressive moods in children and adolescents. The P-GBI is an adaptation of the General Behavior Inventory (GBI), a self-report screen for identifying mood symptoms and fluctuations over time. Each item asks how often a behavior has occurred on a scale of 0 (never or hardly never) to 3 (very often or almost constantly). The questionnaire takes about 5–10 minutes to complete and the is designed for use with children and adolescents ages 5–17. Several peer-reviewed research studies support the Parent General Behavior Inventory as a reliable and valid measure of bipolar in children and adolescents.[1][2]
Scoring and interpretation
Scoring
Responses to each item of the P-GBI are scored based on a 0-3 scale. Each question asks how often a behavior has occurred in the past two weeks:[3]
- 0 points: 0, meaning "never or hardly never"
- 1 point: 1, meaning "sometimes"
- 2 points: 2, meaning "often"
- 3 points: 3, meaning "very often or almost constantly"
Interpretation
The scores from each question are added together to form a total score, with higher scores indicating a greater severity of symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 30. Low scores of 5 and below indicate a very low risk of a bipolar diagnosis. High scores of 18 and over indicate a high risk of a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, increasing the likelihood by a factor of seven or greater.[3][2]
See also
- Full P-GBI
- Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry
- AACAP practice parameter for depressive disorders
- AACAP practice parameter for bipolar disorder
- Bipolar disorder
References
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