Mood Charts (related link: Symptom Charting: Why and How?) Mood Charts by Julie Ward (GCBF Member) All charts below are in .pdf format, readable on Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download a free copy of Acrobat Reader here. Any problems or questions? Contact julie@gcbf.org   Hourly Mood & Medication Chart - This chart is designed for rapidly cycling children. The day is broken into hours and there are places to record mood, energy, rages & their triggers, sleep patterns & disturbances and medication. Parents should fill out this chart. Rainbow Chart - This chart is designed to track 3 emotions (sad to happy, angry to satisfied and frustrated to peaceful), energy level (tired to energized) and cognition (confused to sharp minded). The child rates his own levels from 1 to 10 on a rainbow-colored chart three times daily. There is room under each rainbow chart for details such as medications taken, sleep disturbances or school experiences. Boys & Girls Mood Charts - These charts come in two types: daily charting and monthly charting. Daily charts are one day per sheet to be kept journal-style. The information off the daily sheets can be transferred concisely to the monthly sheet (one month per sheet). Because I have used graphics of faces showing emotion, there is a boy set and a girl set. Either the child or the parent may keep these charts. Boys Daily Chart Boys Monthly Chart Girls Daily Chart Girls Monthly Chart Thermometer Chart - This chart is designed to be used by the child in school. The child places a post-it note on the thermometer to indicate his stress level. Calming techniques are listed on the right side of the chart to encourage self-directed coping skills. Additional Mood Charts available for download on the internet: Ottawa-Georgia Feelings Scale by Dr. Michael Cheng, M.D., Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario www.eMentalHealth.ca http://shelly.mcintosh.net/page2.html http://www.bpkids.org/learning/kimberly-instructions.htm http://www.bpkids.org/learning/6-02.pdf (directions at http://www.bpkids.org/learning/directions.doc)  http://www.dbsalliance.org/PDF/BPcalendar.pdf http://www.manicdepressive.org/moodchart.html http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY91.htm http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Bipolar/jinnah/solutions/page_d_040.html http://www.psychiatry24x7.com/bgdisplay.jhtml?itemname=mooddiary http://www.psycheducation.org/PCP/handouts/Mood_Chart.doc http://www.bipolarworld.net/Diagnosis/Diagnosis/moodchart.html http://www.bipolarworld.net/Diagnosis/Diagnosis/rat.html Mood Charts available for purchase through websites or books: http://www.moodtree.com http://www.bipolarhappens.com http://www.amoodjournal.com/ The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos, M.D. and Janice Papolos The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide by David J. Miklowitz, Ph. D.