STABLE Resource Toolkit

The STABLE Resource Toolkit provides quality improvement resources to assist the clinician in the identification and management of bipolar disorder. Resources provided have been selected for their high rigor and low burden and include assessment instruments, documentation templates, flow charts and checklists.  Toolkits are not meant to be used prescriptively but to provide guidance and options that can be individually selected, customized and shared.  Permission for dissemination of toolkit materials has been obtained from copyright holders. Click the link above to download the complete toolkit (pdf) or the links below to go to individual sections. 

Toolkit Table of Contents

1. How to Use the Toolkit
2. Depression Screening
   The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2)
   Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
3. Bipolar Disorder Screening
   The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)
   CIDI-based Screening Scale for Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
   Interview Questions to be Considered in Differentiating Bipolar I and II Disorders versus Major Depressive Disorders
   Using a Genogram
4. Substance Use Screening and Assessment
   AUDIT-C Questionnaire
   CAGE-AID Questionnaire
5. Suicide Risk Assessment
   The Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R)
   Evaluation of Suicide Risk for Clinicians
   Considerations When Interviewing Potentially Suicidal Patients
6. Side-effects Monitoring
   Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
   The Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP) Side-effects Checklist
   Antipsychotic Side-effect Checklist (ASC)
   Metabolic Syndrome Monitoring Form
7. Symptom Monitoring
   Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM)
   Self-Report Form for Mood Episodes (SRF-ME)
   Bipolar Disorder Symptoms & Functioning Monitoring Form
8. Level-of-Function Assessment
   Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS)
9. Education
   Mood Charting
   Educational Resources for Persons with Mental Illness
10. Office Practice Coding Assistance
    Depression & Bipolar Disorder Coding Reference
    Depressive Disorder Coding and Diagnostic Criteria
    Bipolar Disorder Coding and Diagnostic Criteria .