Beck Depression Inventory-II.
BDI-II
Self-reported severity of depression over the past 2 weeks; aligned to DSM-IV MDD symptom criteria; cognitive-affective and somatic-vegetative factors
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- 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)
- 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).
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