Beck Depression Inventory

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The Beck Depression Inventory is a widely used self-report questionnaire developed by psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck to assess the presence and severity of depressive symptoms.

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instanceOf depression rating scale
psychological assessment tool
self-report questionnaire
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
developer Aaron T. Beck NERFINISHED
C. H. Ward NERFINISHED
Erbaugh NERFINISHED
Mendelson NERFINISHED
Mock NERFINISHED
field clinical psychology
mental health
psychiatry
hasFormat digital
paper-and-pencil
hasTranslation Arabic NERFINISHED
Chinese
French
German
Italian NERFINISHED
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish
hasVersion Beck Depression Inventory-IA NERFINISHED
Beck Depression Inventory-II NERFINISHED
interpretationCategory mild depression
minimal depression
moderate depression
severe depression
isRevisionOf Beck Depression Inventory NERFINISHED
isTrademarkOf Pearson Assessments NERFINISHED
language English
mainSubject depression
depressive symptoms
measures agitation
changes in appetite
changes in sleeping pattern
concentration difficulty
crying
guilty feelings
indecisiveness
irritability
loss of energy
loss of interest
loss of interest in sex
loss of pleasure
past failure
pessimism
sadness
self-criticalness
self-dislike
suicidal thoughts or wishes
tiredness or fatigue
worthlessness
notForUseIn very young children
numberOfItems 21
21
originalPublicationYear 1961
publicationYear 1996
purpose assessment of depression severity
screening for depressive symptoms
requires basic reading ability
responseFormat 4-point Likert-type scale
scoreRange 0–63
targetPopulation adolescents
adults
timeFrameAssessed past two weeks
past two weeks
typicalAdministrationTime 5 to 10 minutes
use clinical practice
epidemiological studies
research
treatment outcome monitoring

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Aaron T. Beck knownFor Beck Depression Inventory