BDI
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
The BDI is one of the most widely used questionnaires for assessing depression in clinical practice and research. Designed to measure the severity of depressive symptoms in adults and adolescents, it provides a standardized, reliable, and scientifically validated measure of the intensity of depressive disorders.
- Number of questions
- 21 questions
- Estimated duration
- 5 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Beck Depression Inventory
- Authors
- Dr. Aaron T. Beck (1961)
- Category
- Depression
Preview of the 21 questions
Scoring & interpretation
The questionnaire consists of 21 items assessing depressive symptoms. Each item is scored from 0 to 3 according to the intensity of the reported symptom, giving a total score between 0 and 63.
The higher the total score, the more severe the depressive symptomatology; standardized cutoffs are then used to determine severity (minimal, mild, moderate, or severe).
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