Young Mania Rating Scale Clinical Classification

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized rating scale developed by R. C. Young and colleagues in 1978 to assess the severity of an individual's mania. This instrument contains 11 items or symptoms associated with mania which is administered by a clinician. Each item has 5 response options but the weight of each response differs with each item.

**Synonyms:** - YMRS - YMRS - YMRS01