Beck Anxiety Inventory.

BAI

What it measures

Severity of anxiety symptoms in the past week, weighted toward somatic/panic-type symptoms (numbness, dizziness, heart pounding, fear of losing control) to discriminate anxiety from depression

Length and format

21 items. 4-point (0-3, not at all to severely), summed 0-63; bands 0-7 minimal, 8-15 mild, 16-25 moderate, 26-63 severe (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. ES, FR, DE, ZH, KO, JA, FA, TR, PT, AR and others

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., & Steer, R. A. (1988). An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: psychometric properties. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56(6), 893-897.