Cited by 978Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMental Health Research TopicsSchizophrenia research and treatment

Modification of the Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) scale for use in bipolar illness (BP): the CGI-BP

Spearing, Melissa K., Post, Robert M., Leverich, Gabriele S., Brandt, Diane, Nolen, Willem·1997·Psychiatry Research

Abstract

The Clinical Global Impressions Scale (CGI) was modified specifically for use in assessing global illness severity and change in patients with bipolar disorder. Criticisms of the original CGI were addressed by correcting inconsistencies in scaling, identifying time frames for comparison, clarifying definitions of illness severity and change, and separating out assessment of treatment side effects from illness improvement during treatment. A Detailed User's Guide was developed to train clinicians in the use of the new CGI-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) for rating severity of manic and depressive episodes and the degree of change from the immediately preceding phase and from the worst phase of illness. The revised scale and manual provide a focused set of instructions to facilitate the reliability of these ratings of mania, depression, and overall bipolar illness during treatment of an acute episode or in longer-term illness prophylaxis. Interrater reliability of the scale was demonstrated in preliminary analyses. Thus, the modified CGI-BP is anticipated to be more useful than the original CGI in studies of bipolar disorder.

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Authors
Spearing, M. K., Post, R. M., Leverich, G. S., Brandt, D., & Nolen, W.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Stanley Foundation (US)
Corresponding author
Post, Robert M.
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-12
Volume
73
Issue
3
Pages
159-171
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2030034545
Cited by
978
References
28
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FWCI
6.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
Keywords
Clinical Global Impression Scale, bipolar disorder, disease severity assessment, manic episodes, depressive episodes, inter-rater reliability, treatment side effects
MeSH terms
Bipolar Disorder, Humans, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Reference Standards, Reproducibility of Results, Observer Variation

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