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The estimated prevalence rate of bipolar disorders varied between 0.3 and 13.4% according to different cut-off values. The prevalence of MDQ positivity was found 7.6%. The Cronbach’s alpha value of our current study was 0.813 for MDQ. A total of 432 participants were asked to fill in MDQ, CAGE (cutting down, annoyance by criticism, guilty feeling, and eye-openers) questionnaire, which consists of four clinical interview questions proven to aid in the diagnosis of alcoholism, and clinical and sociodemographic data form. In this cross-sectional study, the sample was randomly selected from household data to represent the city population.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of positive screening of the MDQ among general population and to investigate the associated risk factors. The Mood Disorders Questionnaire (MDQ) is a 3-item scale that is frequently used in bipolar disorders (BD) screening and questions the symptoms of BD, its effect on functionality, and the coexistence of symptoms.