II. Background
- Twenty-one question survey completed by patient
- Answers scored on 0 to 3 scale
- Minimal: 0
- Severe: 3
III. Questions
IV. Interpretation
- Score <15: Mild Depression
- Score 15-30: Moderate Depression
- Score >30: Severe Depression
V. Resources: Beck Depression Inventory
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General
- Intended for use by licensed professionals only
- Copyrighted by the Psychological Corporation
- Available for purchase from Psychological Corporation
VI. Reference
- Beck (1996) Beck Depression Inventory, Harcourt
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| Definition (NCI) | A twenty-one question survey completed by a patient, with each answer scored on a scale of 0 to 3, designed to measure presence of depression. |
| Concepts | Intellectual Product (T170) |
| SnomedCT | 273306008 |
| English | BDI - Beck depression invent, BDI, beck depression inventory, becks depression inventory, bdi, BDI - Beck depression inventory, Beck depression inventory (assessment scale), Beck Depression Inventory, Beck depression inventory |
| Spanish | inventario de depresión de Beck (escala de evaluación), inventario de depresión de Beck |
