Beck Depression Inventory-II.

BDI-II

What it measures

Self-reported severity of depression over the past 2 weeks; aligned to DSM-IV MDD symptom criteria; cognitive-affective and somatic-vegetative factors

Length and format

21 items. 4-point graded statements (0-3), summed 0-63 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

40+ languages incl. ES, FR, DE, PT, IT, NL, ZH, JA, AR, FA, TR, RU, PL, BCMS (Persian, Spanish and many others validated)

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., Steer, R. A., & Brown, G. K. (1996). Manual for the Beck Depression Inventory-II. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation (now Pearson).