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Beck Depression Inventory®-II (BDI-II)

A brief, self-report inventory designed to measure the severity of depression symptomatology

Beck Depression Inventory®-II (BDI-II) logo

Based on DSM-IV criteria, the Beck Depression Inventory® sensitively asks patients to assess their intensity of key symptoms such as sadness, pessimism, guilt, loss of pleasure, criticalness and suicidal thoughts, to support the practitioner in correctly identifying and diagnosing depression.

AREAS OF APPLICATION

The BDI-II is useful in any setting where it is necessary to assess the intensity of depression.

REPORT OPTIONS

  • Interpretive Report: provides the assessment results, interpretation of results and items endorsed by the client from a single administration.

  • Progress Report: provides an overview of change over time by combining candidate results from multiple administrations.

Product Info

Training

None

Age range

Individuals 13 to 80 years

Administration time

5 minutes

Norms

US norms

Languages

English, Spanish

Administration Platform

Online/Hand-scorable

Integrated reports

None

Author

Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer and Gregory K. Brown

Publisher

Pearson. All rights reserved.

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