Table 1.

Comparison of Rating Scales at admission and discharge

Scale	Time of assessment	Median	IQR	Z	P
BPRS	Admission	69.50	19	−5.646	<0.001
	Discharge	32.0	12.5
YMRS	Admission	25	22	−5.225	<0.001
	Discharge	10	6.25
EPDS	Admission	18	5	−5.012	<0.001
	Discharge	8	6.75

IQR – Interquartile range; BPRS – Brief Psychiatry Rating Scale; YMRS – Young’s Mania Rating Scale; EPDS – Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale