Manic Depression or Bipolar Disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has mood disorders where a person has once or many times mood swings of high to extremely high levels which are also marked by high levels of energy and cognition. Manic Depression tests are designed to know the levels of this condition and this test is useful when there are signs of depression. The medical term given for the excessive and elevated mood is Mania. There are many reasons attributed for this condition which can be removed through proper counseling and treatment. Manic depression test forms major part of diagnosis. Apart from tests, observed behavior of person forms major part of diagnosis.
The Manic Disorder test usually has 20 to 25 questions which are designed so as to know different aspects of disorder. Preferably the tests should be taken by experienced psychiatrist who can also note the behavior of person while he answers the questions of test. The questions relate to period since person is experiencing mood swings, levels of mood swings, his behavior during mood swing, reasons for it and conditions in which these mood swings happen. There are also questions which try to understand how much a person is aware of his or her condition. The tests are modified slightly for people of different ages, social groups and sex to understand the different signs of depression.
Manic Disorder test does not have a fixed format and is devised by psychiatrists according to broad framework. After the tests we come to know if the person is of Bipolar I type, Bipolar II or is affected with cyclothymiacs.