The Beck Depression Inventory® is a brief, self-report inventory designed to measure the severity of depression symptomatology.
Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition
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Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition

BDI-II

Aaron T. Beck, MD,Robert A. Steer,Gregory K. Brown
The Beck Depression Inventory® is a brief, self-report inventory designed to measure the severity of depression symptomatology.
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Age range:
13 through 80 years
Publication date:
1996
Qualification level:
B
Administration:
5 minutes; self-administered, or verbally by a trained administrator
Scoring options:
Manual scoring or Q-global® Scoring & Reporting
 

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This new edition of the Beck Depression Inventory®, the most widely used instrument for detecting depression, takes just five minutes to complete and is more clinically sensitive than ever.

Benefits

  • Assess self-reported key symptoms of depression.
  • Support early identification and diagnosis.
  • Conduct clinical research.
  • Improved clinical sensitivity (Coefficient Alpha = .92)

Features

This BDI-2 consists of 21 items to assess the intensity of depression in clinical and normal patients. Each item is a list of four statements arranged in increasing severity about a particular symptom of depression.

  • New items of assessment
  • Assessment time frames increase from one to two weeks
  • Improved clinical sensitivity
  • Aligned with DSM-IV criteria

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