The Beck Depression Inventory®-II (BDI-II) is a brief, self-report inventory designed to measure the severity of depression symptomatology. Guidance on using this test in your telepractice
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Beck Depression Inventory-II
BDI–II
The Beck Depression Inventory®-II (BDI-II) is a brief, self-report inventory designed to measure the severity of depression symptomatology. Guidance on using this test in your telepracticeOverview
Product Details
- Publication date:
- 1996
- Age range:
- 13 through 80 years
- Qualification level:
- B
- Administration:
- 5 minutes; self-administered, or verbally by a trained administrator
- Scoring options:
-
Manual scoring or Q-global™ Scoring & Reporting
- Telepractice:
- Guidance on using this test in your telepractice
This new edition of the Beck Depression Inventory®, the most widely used instrument for detecting depression, takes just five minutes to complete and is more clinically sensitive than ever.
Benefits
- Assess self-reported key symptoms of depression.
- Support early identification and diagnosis.
- Conduct clinical research.
- Improved clinical sensitivity (Coefficient Alpha = .92)
Features
This BDI-II consists of 21 items to assess the intensity of depression in clinical and normal patients. Each item is a list of four statements arranged in increasing severity about a particular symptom of depression.
- New items of assessment.
- Assessment time frames increase from one to two weeks.
- Improved clinical sensitivity.
- Aligned with DSM-IV criteria.
Resources
The following sample reports and materials are available for BDI-II.
