My Mood Monitor Screen

The My Mood Monitor Screen (aka M3 Checklist) is a quick, validated, self-rated, multi-dimensional mental health symptom checklist that screens for and monitors changes in potential mood and anxiety symptoms.

My Mood Monitor Screen
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The 27-item instrument assesses an individual's risk of having depression, anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder, as well as items for drug and alcohol use and functional impairment. It was developed by a group of doctors[1] and is recognized by NCQA[2] as a pre-validated mental health tool for its Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition Program.[3]

The questionnaire can be filled in online or by smartphone using an app called WhatsMyM3 on iTunes[4] or Android.[5] It calculates the user's M3 Score and, if desired, the results can then be sent to a health professional.[6][7] The consumer version of My Mood Monitor is called "WhatsMyM3," and the professional version is called "M3 Clinician".[8]

Validation and psychometrics

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Effectiveness of the M3 Checklist has been validated against the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), a standard diagnostic tool, by Gaynes et al. at the University of North Carolina.[9]

Psychometrics of the M3 Checklist[9]
Positive Clinical Dimension Sensitivity Specificity
M3 (any condition) 0.83 0.76
Depression 0.84 0.80
Bipolar 0.88 0.70
Anxiety 0.82 0.78
PTSD 0.88 0.76

References

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  1. ^ Darlene D Pedersen (1 August 2013). Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide. F.A. Davis. pp. 207–. ISBN 978-0-8036-4039-9.
  2. ^ "M3 Clinician Receives NCQA Approval For Its Mental Health Tool; First Tool Approved for Mental Health in the Medical Home Prevalidation Effort". Open Minds. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  3. ^ "Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition". NCQA. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  4. ^ "WhatsMyM3 App". iTunes. Apple. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  5. ^ "WhatsMyM3 App". Android GooglePlay. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  6. ^ "Phone App Helping Those with Depression". Fox News. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  7. ^ Healy, Michelle (2012-05-29). "Screening for Mental Illness? Yes, There's an App for That". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  8. ^ "M3 Information". M3 Information. M3 Information, LLC. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  9. ^ a b Gaynes, Bradley N.; DeVeaugh-Geiss, Joanne; Weir, Sam; Gu, Hongbin; MacPherson, Cora; Schulberg, Herbert C.; Culpepper, Larry; Rubinow, David R. (March 2010). "Feasibility and Diagnostic Validity of the M-3 Checklist: a Brief, Self-rated Screen for Depressive, Bipolar, Anxiety, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorders in Primary Care". Annals of Family Medicine. 8 (2): 160–169. doi:10.1370/afm.1092. PMC 2834723. PMID 20212303. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
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