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. 2013 Aug 14;8(8):e69459. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069459

Table 1. Child Behavior Checklist-Mania Scale items and corresponding core and extended DSM-IV criteria for Mania.

CBCL Items DSM-IV criteria for Mania
Core Symptoms
37. Gets in many fights A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood
87. Sudden changes in mood or feelings
96. Thinks about sex too much
74. Showing off or clowning Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
94. Teases a lot
76. Sleeps less than most kids Decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep)
100. Trouble sleeping
93. Talks too much More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking
104. Unusually loud Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing
78. Inattentive or easily distracted Distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli)
10. Can't sit still, restless or hyperactive Increase in goal-directed activity (at work, at school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation
60. Plays with own sex parts too much
41. Impulsive or acts without thinking Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments)
59. Plays with own sex parts in public
Extended Symptoms
34. Feels others are out to get him/her Delusions
85. Strange ideas
89.Suspicious
40. Hears sound or voices that aren't there Hallucinations
70. Sees things that aren't there