Beck Depression Inventory

BDI

Co-morbidity

Problems associated with use

General

To evaluate the intensity of recent depressive symptoms.

1) affective subscale (pessimism, past mistakes, feelings of guilt, feelings of punishment, not liking oneself, self-criticism, suicidal thoughts and worthlessness), 2) somatic subscale (sadness, loss of pleasure, crying, agitation, loss of interest, indecision, loss of energy, impaired sleep patterns, irritability, altered appetite, difficulty concentrating, tiredness and / or fatigue and loss of sexual interest).

1998

Beck, Steer y Brown

Available at: Beck, A. T., Steer, R.A., & Garbin, M. G. (1988) Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation. Clinical Psychology Review, 8 (1), 77-100.

It consists of 21 items differentiated into two factors: 1) affective subscale (pessimism, past mistakes, feelings of guilt, feelings of punishment, not liking oneself, self-criticism, suicidal thoughts and futility), 2) somatic subscale (sadness, loss of pleasure, crying, agitation, loss of interest, indecision, loss of energy, impaired sleep patterns, irritability, altered appetite, difficulty concentrating, tiredness and / or fatigue and loss of sexual interest ).

NI

21

Guided or self-administred

The individual selects the answer that best reflects how he/she felt during the week. It is graded by summing the scores for each of the items and classifying the total sum as follows: from 0 to 9 points: minimal depression; 10 to 16 points: slight depression; 17 to 29 points: moderate depression; 30 to 63 points: severe depression.

General population, health institutions.

Adults

Beck AT, Ward CH, Mendelson M, Mock J, Erbaugh J. An inventory for measuring depression. Arch Gen Psychiat 1961; 4: 561- 571.