Mood Charts
This mood chart is in Microsoft Word format. If your computer does not have Word installed, you can download a free viewer at Word 97/2000 Viewer.To use this chart you simply print it off (you may want to save it to your hard drive first) and then fill in the Name and Date at the top. Fill in each symptom that you wish to track in the blanks going down the left hand side of the page (use the same symptoms every day) and at the end of the day rate the symptom on a scale of 0 to +5. Some possible symptoms would be mania, depression, aggression, anxiety or lethergy. There is plenty of space to note events on the chart that could be relevant, such as disturbed sleep, missed medication, or unusual or relevant comments the person has made.
If depression is a symptom you are tracking, marking +5 would indicate that the person was totally despondant and likely suicidal, a +2 would mean the person was down but somewhat functional, and a 0 would mean no depression.
These charts can be filled out as frequently as desired. You can fill them out every hour to catch rapid cycling, or once a day, or however you need to in order to get an accurate picture of what you are seeing in the symptoms. After compiling charts for some times (a day, a week or month etc.) if you wish you can then take graph paper and plot the ratings and make a graphic chart that can reaveal cycling and other clues not otherwise easily recognzable.
Please feel free to modify these charts to fit your need.
Curlywhirly's Mood Chart1
This second chart is similar to the first, but has a rating scale of -5 to +5 which is handy for charting such symptoms as mania (+5) vs. depression (-5) or high energy (+5) vs. lethergy (-5).
Curlywhirly's Mood Chart2
Other Charts:
Massachusettes General Hospital Bipolar Clinic
Psychiatry24/7.com Mood Charts
