Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Rating Scale
The 11-item BRMS online self-check for activation, talkativeness, and reduced sleep linked to mania or hypomania.
Before you begin
- About this scale
- BRMS was originally a clinician-rated psychiatric instrument, published by Bech and Rafaelsen in 1978 (11 items). In hospital practice, trained raters score it through interview and observation, often with information from family. A Chinese collaboration group later added optional hallucination and delusion items; those are not part of this 11-item total. This online version keeps the clinical anchors and rewrites them for self-review; it does not replace a clinician rating.
- Self-rating vs clinic rating
- When you complete it online yourself, the score may not match a clinic rating. Use this only to track everyday changes. It does not replace a clinical diagnosis.
- Time frame
- Please rate your average experience over the past week, not only how you feel at this moment. The original clinician version often covers the past 3 days; Chinese clinical use also commonly uses the past week.