Young mania rating scale
manic, YMRS
The YMRS is one of the most reliable and widely used tools for measuring the severity of manic episodes, which consists of 11 items. Evaluations are made through the patients' statements regarding their clinical condition during the last 48 h before the interview and also through the observations made during the interview by the clinician. The reliability, validity, and sensitivity of this questionnaire have been well evaluated (Young et al., In evaluating the psychometric properties of this questionnaire in Iran, in a study in both clinical and non‐clinical populations, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was reported as .72, and its cut‐off point, sensitivity, and specificity were reported as 12.5, 0.93, and 0.96, respectively, which indicates its acceptability for use in Iranian population (Mohammadi et al., 