BAI
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
The BAI is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure the severity of anxiety in adults. It is often used in clinical practice to assess how anxiety changes over time or how effective an intervention is. It differentiates anxiety from depression by focusing mainly on the somatic and subjective symptoms of anxiety.
- Number of questions
- 21 questions
- Estimated duration
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Beck Anxiety Inventory
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer (1988)
- Category
- Anxiety
Preview of the 21 questions
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is scored from 0 to 3 according to the intensity experienced over the past week. The total score ranges from 0 to 63: 0-7 = minimal anxiety, 8-15 = mild anxiety, 16-25 = moderate anxiety, 26-63 = severe anxiety.
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